title: Quantum cryptography with entangled photons
abstract: By realizing a quantum cryptography system based on polarization entangled photon pairs we establish highly secure keys, because a single photon source is approximated and the inherent randomness of quantum measurements is exploited. We implement a novel key distribution scheme using Wigner's inequality to test the security of the quantum channel, and, alternatively, realize a variant of the BB84 protocol. Our system has two completely independent users separated by 360 m, and generates raw keys at rates of 400-800 bits/s with bit error rates around 3%.
authors.affiliation: Institut fur Experimentalphysik, Universitat Wien, Boltzmanngasse 5, A-1090 Wien, Austria.
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jennewein
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Weihs
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Weinfurter
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zeilinger