Press coverage
Press releases
Calendar of events
Scientific publications
Awards

Selected scientific publications (co-)authored by the idQ team

On Quantum Cryptography

"Integration of a commercial quantum cryptography appliance into metropolitan area networks", A. Pauchard, O. Gay, O. Guinnard, R. Hoffmann, A. Matteo, L. Monat, G. Ribordy, P. Trinkler,Invited Talk at the Quantum Cryptography and Computing Workshop. The Fields Institute, October 2006, Toronto (CA).

"Practical QKD systems based on faint laser pulses", G. Ribordy, Invited Talk at the IEEE Topical Meeting , July 2006, Quebec (CA).

"Towards Standards for Quantum Cryptography", A. Pauchard, Invited Talk at the Workshop on Quantum Information Technology , Royal Society, May 2006, London (UK).

"Quantum key distribution over 67km with a plug&play system", D. Stucki, N. Gisin, O. Guinnard, G. Ribordy, H. Zbinden, New Journal of Physics, July 2002.

"Quantum Cryptography", N. Gisin, G. Ribordy, W. Tittel, H. Zbinden, Review of Modern Physics, 74, January 2002, 145-195.

"Automated 'plug&play' quantum key distribution", G. Ribordy, J.-D. Gautier, N. Gisin, O. Guinnard, H. Zbinden, Electronics Letters, Vol 34 (22), Oct. 1998, pp.2116 - 2117.

"High Bit Rate 'Plug and Play' Quantum Key Distribution", G. Ribordy, H. Zbinden, N. Gisin, Quantum Electronics Conference, 1998. 1998 EQEC. European, 14-18 Sept. 1998, pp. 100 - 100.

On Optical Instrumentation

"Faster than cells die: single photon counter for fluorescence spectroscopy ", L. Widmer, A. Pauchard, Laser+Photonics, 02/2007, pp. 14-17.

"Quanten detektieren: Photonenzähler im Vergleich", L. Widmer, A. Pauchard, Photonik, 5/2006, pp. 78-81. English version here.

"Ultra-compact CMOS single photon detector", A. Rochas, A. Pauchard, L. Monat, A. Matteo, P. Trinkler, R. Thew, G. Ribordy, oral presentation, Proceedings of Optics East, October 2006, Boston (USA).

"Quantum Detectors", A. Pauchard, G. Ribordy, A. Rochas, L. Widmer, R. Thew, W. Becker, Laser Focus World, May 2006.

"CMOS: a promising technology for future single photon detection applications", A. Rochas, A. Pauchard, L. Monat, O. Guinnard, A. Matteo and G. Ribordy, Photonics Europe, April 2006, Strasbourg (FR).

"CMOS-based single-photon detectors", A. Pauchard, A. Rochas, O. Guinnard, L. Monat, A. Matteo, G. Ribordy, oral presentation at SPW'05 Workshop, October 2005, Teddington (UK).

"CMOS-based single-photon detectors and potential applications ", A. Rochas, A. Pauchard, O. Guinnard, L. Monat, A. Matteo, oral presentation at the 4th International Conference on New Developments in Photodetection, June 2005, Beaunes (FR).

"Single photon counters get a second wind", A. Pauchard, A. Rochas, Photonics Spectra, March 2005.

"Single photon detection using avalanche photodiodes", A. Pauchard, Workshop on Photon Counting at Telecommunication Wavelenghts, May 2004, Montreal (CA).

"Single-photon detection at telecom wavelength and quantum cryptography", G. Ribordy, N. Gisin, O. Guinnard, H. Zbinden, Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003, LEOS 2003, Vol. 2, 
27-28 Oct. 2003, pp. 771 - 772.

"Single-photon detector module for telecom wavelengths", G. Ribordy, Single Photon Detector Workshop, NIST Gaithersburg, March 2003.

"A single-photon counter for long-haul telecom", A. Karlsson, M. Bourennane, G. Ribordy, H. Zbinden, J. Brendel,
J. Rarity, P. Tapster, IEEE Circuits and Devices Magazine,
Vol. 15 (6),  Nov. 1999, pp. 34 - 40.

Courses

Photon detection and counting techniques, FSRM course,
A. Pauchard, A. Rochas, 2005, 2006, next course: Feb 2007.