Alan. Mink, Lijun Ma, Hai Xu, Oliver Slattery, Barry Hershman and Xiao Tang, "A Quantum network manager that supports a one-time pad stream", Proc of the 2nd International Conference on Quantum, Nano, and Micro Technology, St. Luce, Martinique, Feb 10-15, 2008, pp 16-21.

L. Ma, T.Chang, X. Tang, "Detection-Time-Bin-Shift Polarization Encoding Quantum Key Distribution System," Conference on Laser and Electro-Optics/ Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference 08, CLEO/QELS Technical Digest, QWB4 (2008).

L. Ma, H. Xu, T.Chang, O. Slattery, X. Tang, "Experimental Implementation of 1310-nm Differential Phase Shift QKD System with Up-Conversion Detectors," Conference on Laser and Electro-Optics/ Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference 08, CLEO/QELS Technical Digest JTuA105, (2008).

Hai Xu, Lijun Ma, Alan Mink, Barry Hershman and Xiao. Tang. " 1310-nm quantum key distribution system with up-conversion pump wavelength at 1550 nm ", Optics Express, Vol. 15, Issue 12, pp. 7247-7260 (May 30, 2007).

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