Publication detail

PASSIVE QUENCHING CIRCUIT FOR SP-QKD

ŠÍP, J., WILFERT, O.

Original Title

PASSIVE QUENCHING CIRCUIT FOR SP-QKD

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

Single photons quantum key distribution (SP-QKD), more popularly known as optical quantum cryptography, uses a single-photon communications to distribute the secret keys required for secure communications. This paper describes a design of an optical receiver that is suitable for the SP-QKD. A receiver with an avalanche photodiode and a gated passive quenching circuit are presented.

Key words in English

QUENCHING CIRCUIT, photons quantum key distribution

Authors

ŠÍP, J., WILFERT, O.

RIV year

2004

Released

29. 4. 2004

Publisher

VUT v Brně, FEKT a FIT

Location

Brno

ISBN

80-214-2635-7

Book

Proceedings of the 10th conference STUDENT EEICT 2004

Pages from

151

Pages to

154

Pages count

4

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT13727,
  author="Josef {Šíp} and Otakar {Wilfert}",
  title="PASSIVE QUENCHING CIRCUIT FOR SP-QKD",
  booktitle="Proceedings of the 10th conference STUDENT EEICT 2004",
  year="2004",
  pages="4",
  publisher="VUT v Brně, FEKT a FIT",
  address="Brno",
  isbn="80-214-2635-7"
}