Simplified Polarization-Encoding for BB84 QKD Sourced by Incoherent Light of a Silicon Emitter

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2311.00017v1
• Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2023 17:57:15 GMT
• Title: Simplified Polarization-Encoding for BB84 QKD Sourced by Incoherent Light of a Silicon Emitter
• Authors: Florian Honz, Nemanja Voki\'c, Philip Walther, Hannes H\"ubel, Bernhard Schrenk
• Abstract summary: We investigate a polarization-encoded BB84-QKD transmitter that is simplified from an architectural and technological point-of-view. We demonstrate a silicon emitter sourcing a low-complexity polarization modulator for secure-key generation at a raw-key rate of 2.8kb/s and QBER of 10.47%.
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• Abstract: We investigate a polarization-encoded BB84-QKD transmitter that is simplified from an architectural and technological point-of-view, demonstrating a silicon emitter sourcing a low-complexity polarization modulator for secure-key generation at a raw-key rate of 2.8kb/s and QBER of 10.47%, underpinning the feasibility of an all-silicon QKD transmitter.

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