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Experimental demonstration of 4-user quantum access network based on passive optical network

Yan Pan, Y. Bian, Hui Wang, J. Dou, Yang Shao, Y. Pi, T. Ye, Jiayu Yang, Yuan Li, Wei Huang, Song Yu, Yong Zhang, Bingjie Xu

Published Nov 13, 2023• 2 citations
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Abstract

A 4-user high-compatibility quantum access network using coherent states is experimentally demonstrated based on passive optical network. The achieved average secret key rate is around 4.1 Mbps between the transmitter and each one user, which is two orders-of-magnitude higher than previous demonstrations.
DOI
10.1049/icp.2023.2333

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