Efficient time-bin encoding for practical high-dimensional quantum key distribution
arXiv:2004.03498 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.14.014051
Abstract
High-dimensional quantum key distribution (QKD) allows to achieve information-theoretic secure communications, providing high key generation rates which cannot in principle be obtained by QKD protocols with binary encoding. Nonetheless, the amount of experimental resources needed increases as the quantum states to be detected belong to a larger Hilbert space, thus raising the costs of practical high-dimensional systems. Here, we present a novel scheme for fiber-based 4-dimensional QKD, with time and phase encoding and one-decoy state technique. Quantum states transmission is tested over different channel lengths up to 145 km of standard single-mode fiber, evaluating the enhancement of the secret key rate in comparison to the three-state 2-dimensional BB84 protocol, which is tested with the same experimental setup. Our scheme allows to measure the 4-dimensional states with a simplified and compact receiver, where only two single-photon detectors are necessary, thus making it a cost-effective solution for practical and fiber-based QKD.
to appear in Phys. Rev. Applied
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