In-Field Comparison between G.652 and G.655 Optical Fibers for Polarization-Based Quantum Key Distribution
arXiv:2312.04203 · doi:10.1049/qtc2.12095
Abstract
Integration of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) in existing telecommunication infrastructure is crucial for the widespread adoption of this quantum technology, which offers the distillation of unconditionally secure keys between users. In this letter, we report a field trial between the Points of Presence (POPs) placed in Treviso and in Venezia - Mestre, Italy, exploiting the QuKy commercial polarization-based QKD platforms developed by ThinkQuantum srl and two different standards of single-mode optical fibers, i.e. G.652 and G.655, as a quantum channel. In this field trial, several configurations were tested, including the co-existence of classical and quantum signals over the same fiber, providing a direct comparison between the performances of the G.652 and G.655 fiber standards for QKD applications.
arXiv comment6 pages, 5 figures
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