Towards an All-Silicon QKD Transmitter Sourced by a Ge-on-Si Light Emitter

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2403.13505v2
• Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 09:59:15 GMT
• Title: Towards an All-Silicon QKD Transmitter Sourced by a Ge-on-Si Light Emitter
• Authors: Florian Honz, Nemanja Vokić, Michael Hentschel, Philip Walther, Hannes Hübel, Bernhard Schrenk,
• Abstract summary: We demonstrate a novel quantum key distribution transmitter based on polarization-encoded BB84 protocol. We experimentally prove that the Ge-on-Si light source can accommodate for quantum key generation by accomplishing raw-key rates of 2.15 kbit/s at a quantum bit error ratio of 7.71% at a symbol rate of 1 GHz. Our results prove the feasibility of a fully-integrated silicon quantum key distribution transmitter, including its light source, for possible short-reach applications in zero-trust intra-datacenter environments.
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• Abstract: We demonstrate a novel transmitter concept for quantum key distribution based on the polarization-encoded BB84 protocol, which is sourced by the incoherent light of a forward-biased Ge-on-Si PIN junction. We investigate two architectures for quantum state preparation, including independent polarization encoding through multiple modulators and a simplified approach leveraging on an interferometric polarization modulator. We experimentally prove that the Ge-on-Si light source can accommodate for quantum key generation by accomplishing raw-key rates of 2.15 kbit/s at a quantum bit error ratio of 7.71% at a symbol rate of 1 GHz. We further investigate the impact of depolarization along fiber-based transmission channels in combination with the broadband nature of the incoherent light source. Our results prove the feasibility of a fully-integrated silicon quantum key distribution transmitter, including its light source, for possible short-reach applications in zero-trust intra-datacenter environments.

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