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Integrating a QPSK Quantum Key Distribution Link

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v1
Authors: M. B. Costa e Silva , Q. Xu , S. Agnolini , S. Guilley , J-L. Danger , P. Gallion , F. J. Mendieta
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Abstract

We present the integration of the optical and electronic subsystems of a BB84-QKD fiber link. A highspeed FPGA MODEM generates the random QPSK sequences for a fiber-optic delayed self-homodyne scheme using APD detectors.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0611102,
  title  = {Integrating a QPSK Quantum Key Distribution Link},
  author = {M. B. Costa e Silva and Q. Xu and S. Agnolini and S. Guilley and J-L. Danger and P. Gallion and F. J. Mendieta},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0611102},
  year   = {2007}
}

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2 pages, 4 figures, European Conference on Optical Communication 2006

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