A fast and versatile quantum key distribution system with hardware key distillation and wavelength multiplexing

We present a compactly integrated, 625 MHz clocked coherent one-way quantum key distribution system which continuously distributes secret keys over an optical fibre link. To support high secret key rates, we implemented a fast hardware key distillation engine which allows for key distillation rates...

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Main Authors: N Walenta, A Burg, D Caselunghe, J Constantin, N Gisin, O Guinnard, R Houlmann, P Junod, B Korzh, N Kulesza, M Legré, C W Lim, T Lunghi, L Monat, C Portmann, M Soucarros, R T Thew, P Trinkler, G Trolliet, F Vannel, H Zbinden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2014-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/16/1/013047