Collins, R.J., Hadfield, R.H. , Fernandez, V., Nam, S.W. and Buller, G.S. (2007) Low timing jitter detector for gigahertz quantum key distribution. Electronics Letters, 43(3), pp. 180-182. (doi: 10.1049/el:20073748)
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Abstract
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 detector leads to significant reduction in estimated quantum bit error rate and a resultant improvement in secrecy efficiency compared to previous estimates made by use of silicon single-photon avalanche detectors.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Hadfield, Professor Robert |
| Authors: | Collins, R.J., Hadfield, R.H., Fernandez, V., Nam, S.W., and Buller, G.S. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering |
| Journal Name: | Electronics Letters |
| Publisher: | The Institution of Engineering & Technology |
| ISSN: | 0013-5194 |
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