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Secure Quantum Key Distribution with Room-Temperature Quantum Emitter

URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2501.13902v1
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:26:09 GMT
Title: Secure Quantum Key Distribution with Room-Temperature Quantum Emitter
Authors: Ömer S. Tapşın, Furkan Ağlarcı, Serkan Ateş,
Abstract summary: We demonstrate the B92 protocol based on single photons from defects in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) The results show a sifted key rate (SiKR) of 17.5 kbps with a QBER of 6.49 % at a dynamic polarization encoding rate of 40 MHz.
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Abstract: On-demand generation of single photons from solid-state quantum emitters is a key building block for future quantum networks, particularly quantum key distribution (QKD) systems, by enabling higher secure key rates (SKR) and lower quantum bit error rates (QBER). In this work, we demonstrate the B92 protocol based on single photons from defects in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN). The results show a sifted key rate (SiKR) of 17.5 kbps with a QBER of 6.49 % at a dynamic polarization encoding rate of 40 MHz. Finite-key analysis yields a SKR of 7 kbps, as one of the highest SKR obtained for any room-temperature single photon source. Our results highlight the potential of hBN defects in advancing quantum communication technologies.

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