An Optical Scheme for Quantum Multi-Service Network

Several quantum protocols for data security having been proposed and, in general, they have different optical implementations. However, for the implementation of quantum protocols in optical networks, it is highly advantageous if the same optical setup can be used for running different quantum commu...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2011-08
Main Authors: Fábio Alencar Mendonça, Barbosa de Brito, Daniel, Rubens Viana Ramos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cybersecurity
Optical communication
Optical fibers
Protocol (computers)
Quantum cryptography
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Summary:Several quantum protocols for data security having been proposed and, in general, they have different optical implementations. However, for the implementation of quantum protocols in optical networks, it is highly advantageous if the same optical setup can be used for running different quantum communication protocols. In this direction, here we show an optical scheme that can be used for quantum key distribution (QKD), quantum secure direct communication (QSDC) and quantum secret sharing (QSS). Additionally, it is naturally resistant to the attack based on single-photon detector blinding. At last, we show a proof-of-principle experiment in 1 km optical fiber link that shows the feasibility of the proposed scheme.
ISSN:2331-8422