Quantum key distribution(QKD)networks constitute promising solutions for secure communication.Beyond conventional point-to-point QKD,we developed 1×N QKD network systems with a sub-nanosecond resolution optical p...Quantum key distribution(QKD)networks constitute promising solutions for secure communication.Beyond conventional point-to-point QKD,we developed 1×N QKD network systems with a sub-nanosecond resolution optical path length compensation scheme.With a practical plug-and-play QKD architecture and compact timing control modules based on a field-programmable gate array,we achieved long-term stable operation of a 1×64 QKD network system.Using this architecture,64 users can simultaneously share secret keys with one server,without using complex software algorithms and expensive hardware.We demonstrated the workings of a 1×4 QKD network system using the fiber network of a metropolitan area.展开更多
基金National Research Foundation of Korea(2019M3E4A107866011,2019M3E4A1079777,2019R1A2C2006381)Korea Institute of Science and Technology(2E29580)+1 种基金ICT Research and Development Programs of MSIP/IITP(2014-3-00524)We thank the KT Corporation forproviding their deployed fiber.
文摘Quantum key distribution(QKD)networks constitute promising solutions for secure communication.Beyond conventional point-to-point QKD,we developed 1×N QKD network systems with a sub-nanosecond resolution optical path length compensation scheme.With a practical plug-and-play QKD architecture and compact timing control modules based on a field-programmable gate array,we achieved long-term stable operation of a 1×64 QKD network system.Using this architecture,64 users can simultaneously share secret keys with one server,without using complex software algorithms and expensive hardware.We demonstrated the workings of a 1×4 QKD network system using the fiber network of a metropolitan area.
