Polarization-Stable Long-Distance Interference of Independent Photons for Quantum Communications
Thiago Ferreira da Silva, Douglas Vitoreti, Guilherme B. Xavier, Guilherme P. Temporão, Jean Pierre von der Weid · Research in Optical Sciences · 2012
Interference between fully-independent faint laser sources over two 8.5-km full polarization-controlled fiber links was performed, with stable visibility of 47.8%, an essential step towards practical implementation of quantum communication protocols.