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arXiv:1904.02188 · Optical Fiber Communication Conference

O-Band Differential Phase-Shift Quantum Key Distribution in 52-Channel C/L-Band Loaded Passive Optical Network

Bernhard Schrenk, Michael Hentschel, Hannes Hübel

Published Jan 1, 2019• 5 citations
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Abstract

A cost-effective QKD transmitter is evaluated in a 16km reach, 2:16-split PON and yields 5.10-7secure bits/pulse. Co-existence with 20 down-and 1 upstream channel is possible at low QBER degradation of 0.93% and 1.1%.
DOI
10.1364/ofc.2019.th1j.5

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