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Experimental Coexistence of Quantum Key Distribution and Classical Communications over 20 km Hollow-core Fiber

Weiwen Kong, Tianqi Dou, Lipeng Feng, Anxu Zhang, Peng Li, Lei Zhang, Yuheng Xie, Zhenhua Li, Jianjun Tang

Published Jan 1, 2025• 0 citations
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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate the coexistence of quantum key distribution and classical communications over a 20 km hollow-core fiber, achieving a record distance in the coexistence systems to the best of our knowledge.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_at.2025.jps200_55

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