High-dimensional quantum key distribution based on multicore fiber using silicon photonic integrated circuits

Silicon chip-to-chip high-dimensional quantum key distribution Quantum key distribution (QKD) enables ultimate secure communication guaranteed by quantum mechanics. Most of QKD systems are based on binary encoding utilizing bulky, discrete, and expensive devices. Consequently, a large scale deployme...

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Autores principales: Yunhong Ding, Davide Bacco, Kjeld Dalgaard, Xinlun Cai, Xiaoqi Zhou, Karsten Rottwitt, Leif Katsuo Oxenløwe
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:fe94ddd3734b418dad179482033d86a52021-12-02T16:09:13ZHigh-dimensional quantum key distribution based on multicore fiber using silicon photonic integrated circuits10.1038/s41534-017-0026-22056-6387https://doaj.org/article/fe94ddd3734b418dad179482033d86a52017-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41534-017-0026-2https://doaj.org/toc/2056-6387Silicon chip-to-chip high-dimensional quantum key distribution Quantum key distribution (QKD) enables ultimate secure communication guaranteed by quantum mechanics. Most of QKD systems are based on binary encoding utilizing bulky, discrete, and expensive devices. Consequently, a large scale deployment of this technology has not been achieved. A solution may be by photonic integration, which provides excellent performances and are particularly suitable for manipulation of quantum states. The Center for Silicon Photonics for Optical Communication (SPOC) led by Prof. Leif Katsuo Oxenløwe at the Technical University of Denmark demonstrated an integrated solution for manipulation of new high-dimensional quantum states using spatial degrees of freedom (the cores of a multicore fiber). We achieved the first silicon chip-to-chip decoy-state high-dimensional QKD, which is suitable for longer transmission distance with higher secret key rate, better resilience to noise, and higher information efficiency.Yunhong DingDavide BaccoKjeld DalgaardXinlun CaiXiaoqi ZhouKarsten RottwittLeif Katsuo OxenløweNature PortfolioarticlePhysicsQC1-999Electronic computers. Computer scienceQA75.5-76.95ENnpj Quantum Information, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2017)
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topic Physics
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Electronic computers. Computer science
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QC1-999
Electronic computers. Computer science
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Yunhong Ding
Davide Bacco
Kjeld Dalgaard
Xinlun Cai
Xiaoqi Zhou
Karsten Rottwitt
Leif Katsuo Oxenløwe
High-dimensional quantum key distribution based on multicore fiber using silicon photonic integrated circuits
description Silicon chip-to-chip high-dimensional quantum key distribution Quantum key distribution (QKD) enables ultimate secure communication guaranteed by quantum mechanics. Most of QKD systems are based on binary encoding utilizing bulky, discrete, and expensive devices. Consequently, a large scale deployment of this technology has not been achieved. A solution may be by photonic integration, which provides excellent performances and are particularly suitable for manipulation of quantum states. The Center for Silicon Photonics for Optical Communication (SPOC) led by Prof. Leif Katsuo Oxenløwe at the Technical University of Denmark demonstrated an integrated solution for manipulation of new high-dimensional quantum states using spatial degrees of freedom (the cores of a multicore fiber). We achieved the first silicon chip-to-chip decoy-state high-dimensional QKD, which is suitable for longer transmission distance with higher secret key rate, better resilience to noise, and higher information efficiency.
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author Yunhong Ding
Davide Bacco
Kjeld Dalgaard
Xinlun Cai
Xiaoqi Zhou
Karsten Rottwitt
Leif Katsuo Oxenløwe
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Davide Bacco
Kjeld Dalgaard
Xinlun Cai
Xiaoqi Zhou
Karsten Rottwitt
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author_sort Yunhong Ding
title High-dimensional quantum key distribution based on multicore fiber using silicon photonic integrated circuits
title_short High-dimensional quantum key distribution based on multicore fiber using silicon photonic integrated circuits
title_full High-dimensional quantum key distribution based on multicore fiber using silicon photonic integrated circuits
title_fullStr High-dimensional quantum key distribution based on multicore fiber using silicon photonic integrated circuits
title_full_unstemmed High-dimensional quantum key distribution based on multicore fiber using silicon photonic integrated circuits
title_sort high-dimensional quantum key distribution based on multicore fiber using silicon photonic integrated circuits
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2017
url https://doaj.org/article/fe94ddd3734b418dad179482033d86a5
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