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High-rate continuous-variable quantum key distribution coexisting with Tb/s coherent classical transmission in hollow-core fiber

URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.14704v1
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:04:38 GMT
Title: High-rate continuous-variable quantum key distribution coexisting with Tb/s coherent classical transmission in hollow-core fiber
Abstract summary: We combine ultralow-loss anti-resonant hollow-core fiber with residual-carrier-assisted discrete-modulation continuous-variable QKD.<n>A dual-polarization 15-Gbaud DM-CV-QKD channel achieves an average secret-key rate (SKR) of 153.22 Mb/s and a finite-size SKR of 149.99 Mb/s.
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License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Abstract: Quantum key distribution (QKD) can provide secret keys with security rooted in quantum mechanics, but operation alongside high-capacity classical traffic remains limited by the excess-noise budget of weak quantum states in conventional solid-core fiber. Here, we combine ultralow-loss anti-resonant hollow-core fiber with residual-carrier-assisted discrete-modulation continuous-variable QKD (DM-CV-QKD) to address both propagation-induced coexistence noise and low-SNR phase recovery. Over a 24.3-km hollow-core link with 3.3-dB end-to-end loss, a dual-polarization 15-Gbaud DM-CV-QKD channel achieves an average asymptotic secret-key rate (SKR) of 153.22 Mb/s and a finite-size SKR of 149.99 Mb/s, while 39 coherent wavelength-division-multiplexed channels deliver an aggregate data rate of 7.6 Tb/s and a net data rate of 7.2 Tb/s. The system can even sustain a positive SKR under a high classical launch power of up to 15 dBm, without an optical bandpass filter (BPF). Finite-size analysis against collective attacks further yields a projected positive secret-key rate at a 100-km-equivalent condition. These results show that an anti-resonant hollow-core fiber, combined with carrier-assisted phase recovery, can greatly extend the operating regime of shared-fiber quantum-secured coherent links, pointing to a promising approach for integrating high-rate CV-QKD with high-capacity optical networks.

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