Experimental characterization of the separation betweenwavelength-multiplexed quantum and classical communication channels

Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a new technique for secure key distribution based on the laws of physics rather than mathematical or algorithmic computational complexity used by current systems. Understanding the compatibility of QKD at 1310 nm with the existing commercial optical networks bearing...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 2005-10, Vol.87 (17), p.174103-174103-3
Main Authors: Nweke, N. I., Toliver, P., Runser, R. J., McNown, S. R., Khurgin, J. B., Chapuran, T. E., Goodman, M. S., Hughes, R. J., Peterson, C. G., McCabe, K., Nordholt, J. E., Tyagi, K., Hiskett, P., Dallmann, N.
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Summary:Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a new technique for secure key distribution based on the laws of physics rather than mathematical or algorithmic computational complexity used by current systems. Understanding the compatibility of QKD at 1310 nm with the existing commercial optical networks bearing classical wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) channels at 1550 nm is important to advance the deployment of QKD systems in such networks. The minimum wavelength separation for multiplexing QKD and WDM channels on a shared fiber is experimentally determined for impairment-free QKD + WDM transmission.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.2117616