Photonics Research, 2019, 7 (10): 10001169, Published Online: Sep. 27, 2019  

LED-based fiber quantum key distribution: toward low-cost applications Download: 815次

Author Affiliations
1 National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
2 QuantumCTek Corporation Limited, Hefei 230088, China
3 Shanghai Branch, CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai 201315, China
4 Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PH, UK
Abstract
We report a quantum key distribution (QKD) system that uses light-emitting-diodes (LEDs) at 1310 nm as optical sources. Compared to the normally used laser diodes (LDs), LEDs are easier to manufacture and integrate, and thus have the potential to reduce the costs of practical systems. To demonstrate the feasibility of a low-cost, integratable QKD system that aims at meeting the demand of the last-mile secure communication, we utilize LEDs at 1310 nm as the optical sources, while using only passive optical components and only one single photon detector at the receiver’s side. With a repetition rate of 10 MHz, we obtain secure key rates of 10.9 kbps within the experimental time of 1000 s over a fiber length of 1 km.

Xiu-Xiu Xia, Zhen Zhang, Hong-Bo Xie, Xiao Yuan, Jin Lin, Sheng-Kai Liao, Yang Liu, Cheng-Zhi Peng, Qiang Zhang, Jian-Wei Pan. LED-based fiber quantum key distribution: toward low-cost applications[J]. Photonics Research, 2019, 7(10): 10001169.

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