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Low timing jitter detector for gigahertz quantum key distribution

February 1, 2007
Author(s)
Robert J. Collins, Robert Hadfield, Veronica Fernandez, Sae Woo Nam, Gerald S. Buller
A superconducting single-photon detector based on a niobium nitride nanowire is demonstrated in an optical-fibre-based quantum key distribution test bed operating at a clock rate of 3.3 GHz and a transmission wavelength of 850 nm. The low jitter of the

Long distance decoy state quantum key distribution in optical fiber

January 5, 2007
Author(s)
Danna Rosenberg, Jim A. Harrington, Patrick R. Rice, Philip A. Hiskett, Charles G. Peterson, Richard J. Hughes, Jane E. Nordholt, Adriana Lita, Sae Woo Nam
The theoretical existence of photon-number-splitting attacks creates a security loophole for most quantum key distribution (QKD) demonstrations that use a highly attenuated laser source. Using ultralow-noise, high-efficiency transition-edge sensor

Single-photon detection using a quantum dot optically gated field-effect transistor with high internal quantum efficiency

December 19, 2006
Author(s)
Mary A. Rowe, Eric Gansen, Marion Greene, Danna Rosenberg, Robert Hadfield, Todd E. Harvey, Sae Woo Nam, Mark Su, Richard Mirin
We investigate the operation of a quantum dot, optically gated, field-effect transistor as a photon detector. The detector exhibits time-gated, single-shot, single-photon sensitivity, a linear response, and an internal quantum efficiency of up to [68±18] %

Quantum key distribution at 1550 nm with twin superconducting single-photon detectors

December 15, 2006
Author(s)
Robert Hadfield, Jonathan L. Habif, John Schlafer, Robert E. Schwall, Sae Woo Nam
The authors report on the full implementation of a superconducting detector technology in a fiber-based quantum key distribution (QKD) link. Nanowire-based superconducting single-photon detectors (SSPDs) offer single-photon detection with low dark counts

Quantum dot single photon sources studied with superconducting single photon detectors

November 1, 2006
Author(s)
Martin Stevens, Robert Hadfield, Sae Woo Nam, Richard Mirin
We report the observation of photon antibunching from a single, self-assembled InGaAs quantum dot (QD) at temperatures up to 135 K. The second-order intensity correlation, g (2)(0), is less than 0.260 +or-} 0.024 for temperatures up to 100 K. At 120 K, g

Quantum dot single photon sources studied with superconducting single photon detectors

November 1, 2006
Author(s)
Martin J. Stevens, Robert Hadfield, Robert E. Schwall, Sae Woo Nam, Richard P. Mirin
We report the observation of photon antibunching from a single, self-assembled InGaAs quantum dot (QD) at temperatures up to 135 K. The second-order intensity correlation, g(2)(0), is less than 0.260 ± 0.024 for temperatures up to 100 K. At 120 K, g(2)(0)

Single Photon Detector Comparison in a Quantum Key Distribution Link Testbed

October 25, 2006
Author(s)
Jonathan L. Habif, David S. Pearson, Robert Hadfield, Robert E. Schwall, Sae Woo Nam, Aaron J. Miller
We provide a direct comparison between the InGaAs avalanche photodiode (APD) and the NbN superconducting single photon detector (SSPD) for applications in fiber-based quantum cryptography. The quantum efficiency and dark count rate were measured for each

Time-correlated single-photon counting with superconducting single-photon detectors

October 1, 2006
Author(s)
Martin Stevens, Robert Hadfield, Robert E. Schwall, Sae Woo Nam, Richard Mirin
We report use of a niobium nitride superconducting single-photon detector in a time-correlated single-photon counting experiment. The detector has a timing jitter of 68 +/- 3 ps full-width at half-maximum with a Gaussian temporal profile. The detector's

Long-distance quantum key distribution in optical fibre

September 14, 2006
Author(s)
Philip A. Hiskett, Danna Rosenberg, Charles G. Peterson, Richard J. Hughes, Jane E. Nordholt, Sae Woo Nam, Adriana Lita, Aaron J. Miller
Use of low-noise detectors can both increase the secret bit rate of long-distance quantum key distribution (QKD) and dramatically extend the length of a fibre optic link over which secure keys can be distributed. Previous work has demonstrated the use of