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Tokyo QKD Network and the evolution to Secure Photonic Network

Masahide Sasaki, M. Fujiwra, Hirokazu Ishizuka, Werner Klaus, Kentaro Wakui, Masahiro Takeoka, Akihiro Tanaka, K. Yoshino, Y. Nambu, Satoshi Takahashi, A. Tajima, Akihisa Tomita, T. Domeki, Tetsuya Hasegawa, Y. Sakai, Hiroshi Kobayashi, T. Asai, 克宏清水, Toshiyuki Tokura, Toyohiro Tsurumaru, M. Matsui, Toshimori Honjo, Kiyoshi Tamaki, Hiroki Takesue, 康弘都倉, J. F. Dynes, A. R. Dixon, A. W. Sharpe, Zhiliang L. Yuan, Andrew J. Shields, Shuichi Uchikoga, Matthieu Legré, Samuel Robyr, Patrick Trinkler, Laurent Monat, Jean-Benoît Page, G. Ribordy, Andreas Poppe, A. Allacher, Oliver Maurhart, T. Länger, Momtchil Peev, Anton Zeilinger

Published Jan 1, 2011• 22 citations

Abstract

A novel secure communication network with quantum key distribution in a metropolitan area is reported. Different QKD schemes are integrated to demonstrate secure TV conferencing over a distance 45km, stable long-term operation, and application to secure mobile phones.

DOI: 10.1364/cleo_at.2011.jtuc1

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