Quantum communication with photon number resolved detection and waveguided parametric downconversion
Christine Silberhorn, Wolfgang Mauerer, Malte Avenhaus, Andreas Eckstein, Patrick Bronner, Hendrik B. Coldenstrodt-Ronge, Ian A. Walmsley · International Conference on Quantum Information · 2007
We investigate the photon number statistics of a wave-guided parametric down-conversion source with a fiber based, time multiplexed detector. Our setup is particularly suited for a quantum key distribution scheme with passive decoy state preparation.