Abstract
An interferometer using Faraday mirrors is presented. It is self-balanced and shows extraordinarily good stability. A quantum cryptographic key has been created using the BB92 protocol1 with a total error rate as low as 0.5 +/− 0.1 %.
© 1997 Optical Society of America
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