Single-photon interference over 150 km transmission using silica-based integrated-optic interferometers for quantum cryptography

被引:67
作者
Kimura, T
Nambu, Y
Hatanaka, T
Tomita, A
Kosaka, H
Nakamura, K
机构
[1] Tokyo Inst Technol, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Yokohama, Kanagawa 2260026, Japan
[2] NEC Corp Ltd, Fundamental & Environm Res Labs, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058501, Japan
[3] NEC Corp Ltd, Fiber Opt Devices Div, Yamanashi 4010016, Japan
[4] JST, ERATO, Quantum Computat & Informat Project, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058501, Japan
[5] Tohoku Univ, Elect Commun Res Inst, Aoba Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 9808577, Japan
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 2004年 / 43卷 / 9A-B期
关键词
optical communication; quantum cryptography; integrated optoelectronics;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.43.L1217
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
We have demonstrated single-photon interference over 150 km using time-division interferometers for quantum cryptography, which were composed of two integrated-optic asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometers, and balanced gated-mode photon detectors. The observed fringe visibility was more than 80% after 150 km transmission.
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页码:L1217 / L1219
页数:3
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