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Quantum Cryptography using entangled photons in energy-time Bell states

Quantum Physics 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

We present a setup for quantum cryptography based on photon pairs in energy-time Bell states and show its feasability in a laboratory experiment. Our scheme combines the advantages of using photon pairs instead of faint laser pulses and the possibility to preserve energy-time entanglement over long distances. Moreover, using 4-dimensional energy-time states, no fast random change of bases is required in our setup : Nature itself decides whether to measure in the energy or in the time base.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9911109,
  title  = {Quantum Cryptography using entangled photons in energy-time Bell states},
  author = {W. Tittel and J. Brendel and H. Zbinden and N. Gisin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9911109},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages including 2 figures

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