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Coexistence of PSK quantum key distribution and WDM channels in optical transmission systems

Sebastian Kleis, Christian Schaeffer

Published May 12, 2016• 0 citations
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Abstract

We experimentally investigate the nonlinear impact of WDM-channels on secure key distribution using the coherent PSK scheme.

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