Method for key distribution using quantum cryptography

SJ Phoenix, SM Barnett - US Patent 5,764,765, 1998 - Google Patents
In a communication system using quantum cryptography for the distribution of a key, two
stations each independently modulate a single-photon signal. The single-photon signal is …

High-rate quantum key distribution scheme relying on continuously phase and amplitude-modulated coherent light pulses

N Cerf, R Brouri-Tualle, P Grangier… - US Patent …, 2008 - Google Patents
One aspect of the present invention is related to a quantum cryptographic scheme
comprising at least one sending unit including a physical means of encoding and …

Quantum computing integrated development environment

MD Coury, G Rose, JP Hilton - 2003 - Google Patents
WO2003056512A1 - Quantum computing integrated development environment - Google
Patents WO2003056512A1 - Quantum computing integrated development environment …

Quantum computing integrated development environment

M Coury, G Rose, J Hilton - US Patent App. 10/326,017, 2003 - Google Patents
[0003] A quantum bit or qubit is the building block of a quantum computer in the same Way
that a conventional binary bit is a building block of a classical computer. The conventional …

Systems and methods for implementing path length control for quantum cryptographic systems

O Pikalo, JD Schlafer, BB Elliot - US Patent 7,627,126, 2009 - Google Patents
A quantum cryptographic key distribution (QKD) endpoint (405) includes a QKD receiver and
a feedback system (1600). The QKD receiver receives symbols transmitted over a QKD path …

System and method for key distribution using quantum cryptography

PD Townsend - US Patent 5,675,648, 1997 - Google Patents
A method of communication uses quantum cryptography to encode and decode a signal. A
key is distributed on a quantum channel, and information subsequent communicated …

Quantum communication with correlated nonclassical states

SF Pereira, ZY Ou, HJ Kimble - Physical Review A, 2000 - APS
Nonclassical correlations between the quadrature-phase amplitudes of two spatially
separated optical beams are exploited to realize a two-channel quantum communication …

Method and apparatus for coherent analog rf photonic transmission

PS Cho, Y Achiam - US Patent App. 12/435,151, 2009 - Google Patents
A system for high fidelity analog RF photonic communications is disclosed wherein linear
phase modulation and linear coherent demodulation is included. A single optical beam with …

Method and apparatus for remotely calibrating a phased array system used for satellite communication

SD Silverstein, RL Nevin, WE Engeler - US Patent 5,572,219, 1996 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method and apparatus for remotely calibrating a system having a plurality
of N elements, such as a phased array system, is provided. The method includes generating …

Dynamic performance monitoring systems and methods for optical networks

MY Frankel, LT Blair, C Bourget, LY Ong - US Patent 8,433,192, 2013 - Google Patents
Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS) and Automatically-Switched
OpticalNetwork (ASON) standards are driving increasing levels of dynamic optical network …