实验单光子量子密钥分布超越了基本的弱相干状态速率极限
Yang Zhang1, Xing Ding1, Yang Li1
1University of Science and Technology of China, University of Science and Technology of China, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Physical Sciences, Hefei 230026, China; Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Science and CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, Shanghai 201315, China; and Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei 230088, China.
高速量子密钥分布 (QKD) 现在通过使用明亮的单光子源超过了以前的限制. 安全通信技术的进步显著提高了安全密钥率 (SKR),超出了传统方法.
科学领域:
- 量子信息科学 量子信息科学
- 量子密码学 量子密码学
- 光学通讯是指光学通讯.
背景情况:
- 量子密钥分布 (QKD) 提供了利用量子物理原理的安全通信.
- 由于光子稀缺,使用弱相干光源的当前QKD系统面临着基本的安全密钥率 (SKR) 限制.
研究的目的:
- 为了证明高速率的QKD可以克服弱相干光的SKR限制.
- 在实际的QKD场景中展示按需单光子源的性能.
主要方法:
- 使用一个按需,明亮的单光子源,高效率 (0.71(2)).
- 实现了窄带宽过和随机极化调制.
- 在一个14.6~1.1 dB损失的自由空间城市通道上进行了现场QKD试验.
主要成果:
- 实现了每脉冲1.08×10−3位的SKR,超过弱相干光极限79%.
- 展示了一个实用的QKD系统,超过了传统方法的理论SKR限制.
结论:
- 与弱相干光相比,单光子光源为QKD提供了优越的性能.
- 这一突破是迈向全球量子互联网发展的重要一步.
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