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High-rate quantum access network using coherent states

Yan Pan, Yiming Bian, Li Ma, Heng Wang, Jiayi Dou, Yun Shao, Yaodi Pi, Ting Ye, Jie Yang, Yang Li, Wei Huang, Song Yu, Yichen Zhang, Bingjie Xu

Published Jan 1, 2024• 1 citation
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Abstract

A quantum access network with Mbps level key rate and simple structure compatible with classical network facilities is reported, where the average secret key rate per user can reach 4.24 Mbps at 30 km.
DOI
10.1364/ofc.2024.th1c.1

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