Initial design of a faint pulse photon source for quantum key distribution

The project aims at developing new photonic transmitters for quantum cryptography applications which could be used to increase the security of communication networks. The transmitter will be designed to generate security keys at a speed up to 100 Mb/s, two orders of magnitude larger than the state-o...

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Autor: Jofre Cruanyes, Marc|||0000-0002-8912-6595
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2099.1/21189
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2099.1/21189
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Photonics
Criptografia quàntica
Fotònica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Telecomunicació òptica::Fotònica
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Sumario:The project aims at developing new photonic transmitters for quantum cryptography applications which could be used to increase the security of communication networks. The transmitter will be designed to generate security keys at a speed up to 100 Mb/s, two orders of magnitude larger than the state-of-the-art sources. The whole transmitter, with the optical and electronic parts integrated, will have a reduced size and power consumption. In addition, space-qualified optoelectronic devices will be used, so that the final prototype will be ready for satellites and future European Space Agency (ESA) missions.