• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 20, Issue 12, 122701 (2022)
Yi Zhang1, Xiaojuan Qin2, Jindong Wang1、*, Yafei Yu1, Zhengjun Wei1, and Zhiming Zhang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
  • 2Guangdong Polytechnic Institute, Guangzhou 510091, China
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    Yi Zhang, Xiaojuan Qin, Jindong Wang, Yafei Yu, Zhengjun Wei, Zhiming Zhang. Phase modulation polarization encoding module applied to one-to-many QKD network based on wavelength division multiplexing[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2022, 20(12): 122701 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The quantum key distribution (QKD) network is a promising solution for secure communications. In this paper, we proposed a polarization-independent phase-modulated polarization encoding module, and it can be combined with a dense wavelength division multiplexer (DWDM) to achieve multi-user QKD. We experimentally test the encoding module with a repetition rate of 62.5 MHz, and its average quantum bit error rate (QBER) is as low as 0.4%. Finally, we implement a principle verification test for simultaneous QKD for 1 to 2 users in 100 min, and the average QBER of two users under the transmission distance of 1 km and 5 km is kept below 0.8%. Due to the use of polarization encoding, the module can also realize scalable network architecture in free-space QKD systems in the future.
    Ps1^=A1|HH|+B1|HV|+B1|VH|+D1|VV|,

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    Ps1^=A1|HH|B1|HV|B1|VH|+D1|VV|.

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    Ps2^=A2|HH|+B2|HV|+B2|VH|+D2|VV|,

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    Ps2^=A2|HH|B2|HV|B2|VH|+D2|VV|.

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    |ϕ1=22(|H+|V).

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    |ϕ2=eiφPMF1|H,

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    |ϕ3=Ps1^|ϕ2=eiφPMF1(A1|H+B1|V).

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    |ϕ4=eiφPMF1(eiφeA1|H+eiφoB1|V),

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    |ϕ5=Ps2^|ϕ4=eiφPMF1(eiφeA1A2|H+eiφeA1B2|V+eiφoB1B2|H+eiφoB1D2|V).

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    PFM^=|HV|+|VH|.

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    |ϕ6=Ps2^PFM^|ϕ5=eiφPMF1(eiφoB1|H+eiφeA1|V).

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    |ϕ7=eiφPMF1(eiφeeiφoB1|H+eiφoeiφeA1|V)=eiφPMF1ei(φe+φo)(B1|H+A1|V).

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    |ϕ8=Ps1^|ϕ7=eiφPMF1ei(φe+φo)((A1B1A1B1)|H+(A1D1B12|V))=eiφPMF1ei(φe+φo)|V.

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    |ϕ9=ei(φPMF2+φPMF1)ei(φe+φo)|V,

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    |ϕ2=eiφPMF2|V.

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    |ϕ3=eiφPMF2|H.

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    |ϕ4=ei(φPMF2+φPMF1)|H.

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    |ϕ=22(|ϕ9+|ϕ4)=22(ei(φPMF2+φPMF1)ei(φe+φo)|V+ei(φPMF2+φPMF1)|H)=22ei(φPMF2+φPMF1)(ei(φe+φo)|V+|H).

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    Yi Zhang, Xiaojuan Qin, Jindong Wang, Yafei Yu, Zhengjun Wei, Zhiming Zhang. Phase modulation polarization encoding module applied to one-to-many QKD network based on wavelength division multiplexing[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2022, 20(12): 122701
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