Operational entanglement-based quantum key distribution over 50 km of real-field optical fibres

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2207.14707v2
• Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2022 14:14:47 GMT
• Title: Operational entanglement-based quantum key distribution over 50 km of real-field optical fibres
• Authors: Yoann Pelet, Gr\'egory Sauder, Mathis Cohen, Laurent Labont\'e, Olivier Alibart, Anthony Martin, and S\'ebastien Tanzilli
• Abstract summary: We present a real field quantum key distribution link based on energy-time entanglement. Three nodes are connected over the city of Nice by means of optical fibers with a total distance of 50,km.
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• Abstract: We present a real field quantum key distribution link based on energy-time entanglement. Three nodes are connected over the city of Nice by means of optical fibers with a total distance of 50\,km. We have implemented a high-quality source of energy-time entangled photon pairs and actively stabilized analysers to project the quantum states, associated with an innovative remote synchronization method of the end stations' clocks which does not require any dedicated channel. The system is compatible with the ITU 100\,GHz standard telecom-grid, through which a raw key rate of 40\,kbps per pair of channels is obtained. A post-treatment software performs all the necessary post-processing procedures enabling to establish secret keys in real time. All of those embedded systems and achieved performance make this network the first fully operational entanglement based metropolitan quantum network to be implemented in real field.

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