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Journal of Modern Optics | 1994

QUANTUM RANDOM-NUMBER GENERATION AND KEY SHARING

John Rarity; P C M Owens; P R Tapster

Abstract We review the status of interferometry-based quantum cryptography and compare photon-pair and faint-pulse schemes. The key technical limitations in both cases are the propagation losses and detector performance. We also discuss a simple approach to generating the random measurement bases used in quantum cryptography systems which exploits random partition at a beam splitter. This removes the need for active components in the receiver, reducing system complexity and losses.


Journal of Modern Optics | 1998

Photon statistics of pulsed parametric light

P R Tapster; John Rarity

Abstract We calculate and measure the photon statistics of weak light pulses emitted in the process of pulsed parametric down-conversion. We find photon bunching as expected from a chaotic light source when viewed through a narrow-band filter.


Applied Optics | 1994

Photon counting with passively quenched germanium avalanche

P C M Owens; John Rarity; P R Tapster; D Knight; Paul D. Townsend

We demonstrate photon counting in germanium avalanche photodiodes biased beyond breakdown and quenched with a simple series resistance circuit. The devices show moderate (> 7%) quantum efficiency with limited afterpulsing and dark counts and subnanosecond jitter.


Journal of Modern Optics | 2001

Secure free-space key exchange to 1.9 km and beyond

John Rarity; Pr Tapster; Pm Gorman

Abstract We have designed and built a free space quantum cryptography system. It operates using weak laser pulses with polarization modulation by acousto-optic switching. The system also incorporates full key sifting and error correction between computers connected by a serial port. We have used this system to exchange keys over ranges up to 1.9km with absolute security. The system is robust against transmission (and diffraction) losses up to 20 dB. Building from this initial result we analyse the feasibility of exchanging keys to a low earth orbit satellite.


Applied Optics | 1998

Bragg scattering from an obliquely illuminated photonic crystal fiber

Jonathan Cave Knight; Timothy Adam Birks; Philip St. J. Russell; John Rarity

Scattering at visible frequencies from a two-dimensional silica/air photonic crystal material in the form of a fine fiber reveals the hexagonal crystal structure of the material. Oblique illumination allows the observation of first-order Bragg conditions even for a crystal structure with a pitch several times the wavelength of light. These scattering measurements demonstrate the feasibility of a low-loss waveguide based on photonic bandgap effects.


Applied Physics B | 1992

Quantum correlated twin beams

John Rarity; P R Tapster; J.A Levenson; J C Garreau; I. Abram; Mertz J; Thierry Debuisschert; A. Heidmann; Claude Fabre; E. Giacobino

We discuss recent progress in the study of the non-classical properties of light beams generated by non-degenerate parametric splitting in χ(2) nonlinear birefringent crystals, with special emphasis on their quantum correlation (“twin beams”). We describe experimental results using successively pure parametric fluorescence, parametric amplification of a weak signal beam pumped by a pulsed laser, and parametric oscillation in a cavity pumped by a cw laser. In this review, we compare the respective advantages and drawbacks of the different approaches.


Journal of Modern Optics | 2004

Characterization of novel active area silicon avalanche photodiodes operating in the Geiger mode

Dm Taylor; J.C. Jackson; Alan P. Morrison; Alan Mathewson; John Rarity

We present a method for characterizing avalanche photodiode (APD) photon-counting detector efficiency as a function of active area. Various shallow-junction silicon APDs having a novel active area were manufactured and tested. We show that cylindrical and checkquerboard-shaped active areas have dark counts two orders of magnitude lower than standard circular devices with an equivalent active area. A parallel implementation of small active areas creates gettering sites for defects to migrate to, which is believed to create relatively defect-free active areas as the perimeter-to-area ratio is increased. However, a compromise between a large perimeter-to-area ratio and a structure useful for practical applications must be considered to optimize the detector.


Journal of Modern Optics | 1984

NUMBER FLUCTUATIONS OF POLYDISPERSE SCATTERERS SINGLE-INTERVAL STATISTICS AND EXPERIMENTAL ERRORS

John Rarity; K.J. Randle

The intensity statistics of incoherently detected light scattered from fluctuating numbers of polydisperse scatterers undergoing brownian motion are discussed. General formulae are developed for the normalized moments of the intensity distribution and normalized intensity correlation functions. A relationship between the variance of any finite duration measurement of a normalized moment and the higher-order correlation functions is also obtained. This error is evaluated up to the fourth normalized moment. Theoretical moments and errors are then compared with measurements on polydisperse polystyrene latex samples. Although agreement between theory and experiment is good, it is clear that any measurement of polydispersity by this technique can be only relative.


International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2000 | 2017

Quantum cryptography to satellites for global secure key distribution

John Rarity; Philip Michael Gorman; Paul Knight; Kotska Wallace; Paul R. Tapster

We have designed and built a free space secure key exchange system using weak laser pulses with polarisation modulation by acousto-optic switching. We have used this system to exchange keys over a 1.2km ground range with absolute security. Building from this initial result we analyse the feasibility of exchanging keys to a low earth orbit satellite.


Physical Review Letters | 1992

Practical quantum cryptography based on two-photon interferometry

Artur Ekert; John Rarity; Paul R. Tapster; G. Massimo Palma

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P R Tapster

Defence Evaluation and Research Agency

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P C M Owens

Defence Research Agency

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Paul D. Townsend

Tyndall National Institute

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D Knight

Defence Research Agency

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