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Optical Fiber Communication Conference

Quantum Key Distribution on a 10Gb/s WDM-PON

I. Choi, Paul D. Townsend

Published Jan 1, 2010• 3 citations
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Abstract

We demonstrate the first 10GHz clock-rate, differential-phase-shift-keyed quantum key distribution system on a 10Gb/s multi-user WDM-PON network. A dual feeder fiber scheme is used to reduce spontaneous Raman scattering-induced inter-channel cross-talk.
DOI
10.1364/ofc.2010.otuk2

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