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Optical Fiber Communication Conference

Bi-directional Coexistence of C-band Quantum Channel with Quantum-Safe IPsec DWDM Classical Channels in a Metropolitan Network

Obada Alia, A. Huang, Marco Pistoia, Charles Ci Wen Lim

Published Jan 1, 2025• 4 citations
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Abstract

We demonstrate the bi-directional coexistence of a quantum channel with service, key management system, management, and encrypted data channel all operating in the C-band in passive-only and active testbeds over 35km and 50km single-mode fibers.
DOI
10.1364/ofc.2025.tu2d.4

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