Zhang, Jun, Thew, Rob, Gautier, Jean-Daniel, Gisin, Nicolas, Zbinden, Hugo
We present an active quenching application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), for use in conjunction with InGaAs/InP avalanche photodiodes (APDs), for 1550 nm single-photon detection. To evaluate...
High speed coherent one-way quantum key distribution prototype (2008)
Stucki, Damien, Barreiro, Claudio, Fasel, Sylvain, Gautier, Jean-Daniel, Gay, Olivier, Gisin, Nicolas, ...
We report the first real world implementation of a Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) system over a 43dB-loss transmission line in the Swisscom fibre optic network. The QKD system is capable of...
Jean-daniel Gautier, Jürgen Brendel, Hugo Zbinden, Nicolas Gisin, Bgn Bg
Time-of-flight chromatic dispersion measurement using photon counting.
ASIC for High-Speed-Gating and Free Running Operation of SPADs (2007)
Rochas, Alexis, Guillaume-Gentil, Christophe, Gautier, Jean-Daniel, Pauchard, Alexandre, Ribordy, Gregoire;, Zbinden, Hugo, ...
Single photon detection at telecom wavelengths is of importance in many industrial applications ranging from quantum cryptography, quantum optics, optical time domain reflectometry, non-invasive...
Long distance entanglement based quantum key distribution (2000)
Ribordy, Gregoire, Brendel, Juergen, Gautier, Jean-Daniel, Gisin, Nicolas, Zbinden, Hugo
A detailled analysis of quantum key distribution employing entangled states is presented. We tested a system based on photon pairs entangled in energy-time optimized for long distance transmission....
Fast and User-friendly Quantum Key Distribution (1999)
Ribordy, Gregoire, Gautier, Jean-Daniel, Gisin, Nicolas, Guinnard, Olivier, Zbinden, Hugo
Some guidelines for the comparison of different quantum key distribution experiments are proposed. An improved 'plug & play' interferometric system allowing fast key exchange is then introduced....
Automated plug and play quantum key distribution, Electron (1998)
Grégoire Ribordy, Jean-daniel Gautier, Nicolas Gisin, Olivier Guinnard, Hugo Zbinden
An improved « plug & play » interferometric system for quantum key distribution is presented. Self-alignment and compensation of birefringence remain, while limitations due to reflections are...