QBER estimation in QKD systems with polarization encoding

NJ Muga, MFS Ferreira, AN Pinto - Journal of Lightwave …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A model for quantum BER estimation in polarization encoded quantum key distribution
systems is presented. Both TDM and WDM based polarization control schemes are …

Raman assisted fiber optical parametric amplifier for S-band multichannel transmission system

A Supe, K Zakis, L Gegere, D Redka, J Porins… - Fibers, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this paper we present results from the study of optical signal amplification using Raman
assisted fiber optical parametric amplifier with considerable benefits for S-band …

Noise and measurement errors in a practical two-state quantum bit commitment protocol

R Loura, ÁJ Almeida, PS André, AN Pinto, P Mateus… - Physical Review A, 2014 - APS
We present a two-state practical quantum bit commitment protocol, the security of which is
based on the current technological limitations, namely the nonexistence of either stable long …

Effects of losses and nonlinearities on the generation of polarization entangled photons

NA Silva, AN Pinto - Journal of lightwave technology, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We investigate the effects of waveguide loss and nonlinearities on the generation of
polarization entangled photon-pairs through spontaneous four-wave mixing (FWM) in X (3) …

Role of absorption on the generation of quantum-correlated photon pairs through FWM

NA Silva, AN Pinto - IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The impact of fiber absorption on the generation rate of quantum-correlated photon pairs
through spontaneous four-wave mixing in optical fibers is studied theoretically. We quantify …

Four-wave mixing: Photon statistics and the impact on a co-propagating quantum signal

ÁJ Almeida, NA Silva, PS André, AN Pinto - Optics Communications, 2012 - Elsevier
We reconstruct the photon statistics of a single-photon source based on the stimulated four-
wave mixing (FWM) process. We find that the statistics of the source goes from thermal, at a …

Interference in a quantum channel due to classical four-wave mixing in optical fibers

NA Silva, ÁJ Almeida, AN Pinto - IEEE Journal of Quantum …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The second-order coherence function for idler photons generated through stimulated four-
wave mixing (FWM) is theoretically derived, considering both spontaneous and stimulated …

Single-photon source using stimulated FWM in optical fibers for quantum communication

ÁJ Almeida, NA Silva, NJ Muga… - … on Applications of …, 2011 - spiedigitallibrary.org
A single-photon source based on the stimulated four-wave mixing (SFWM) process in optical
fibers is presented. At the output of the source, the state of polarization (SOP) of the photons …

Different optical fiber nonlinear coefficient experimental measurements

S Shakya, A Supe, I Lavrinovica… - … Workshop on Fiber …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, nonlinear nature of three different optical fibers: Corning SMF-28 ultra optical
fiber, Draka enhanced single-mode optical fiber and highly nonlinear fiber has been studied …

Optical quantum communications: An experimental approach

AN Pinto, ÁJ Almeida, NA Silva… - … on Applications of …, 2011 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Quantum laws can be used to implement secure communication channels; this has been
named quantum cryptography. In quantum cryptography the security does not depend of …