Fast Single Photon Detectors and real-time Key Distillation: Enabling High Secret Key Rate QKD Systems
arXiv:2210.16126 · doi:10.1038/s41566-023-01168-2
Abstract
Quantum Key Distribution has made continuous progress over the last 20 years and is now commercially available. However, the secret key rates (SKR) are still limited to a few Mbps. Here, we present a custom multipixel superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors and fast acquisition and real-time key distillation electronics, removing two roadblocks and allowing an increase of the SKR of more than an order of magnitude. In combination with a simple 2.5 GHz clocked time-bin quantum key distribution system, we can generate secret keys at a rate of 64 Mbps over a distance of 10.0 km and at a rate of 3.0 Mbps over a distance of 102.4 km with real-time key distillation.
5 pages, 5 figures, submitted to Nature Photonics
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