Title :
Demonstration of 1.3 μm quantum key distribution (QKD) compatibility with 1.5 μm metropolitan wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) systems
Author :
Runser, R.J. ; Chapuran, T.E. ; Toliver, Paul ; Goodman, M.S. ; Jackel, J.
Author_Institution :
Telcordia Technol., USA
Abstract :
Impairment-free multiplexing and transmission of a 1.3 μm QKD system with a multi-wavelength 1.5 μm metropolitan area DWDM system is demonstrated with a quantum BER of 4.6 % over 25 km of standard singlemode fiber.
Keywords :
error statistics; metropolitan area networks; optical fibre networks; quantum cryptography; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.3 micron; 1.5 micron; 25 km; QKD compatibility; impairment-free multiplexing; impairment-free transmission; metropolitan WDM systems; multi-wavelength DWDM system; quantum BER; quantum key distribution; standard singlemode fiber; wavelength division multiplexing; Communication system security; Cryptography; Filtering; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical scattering; Urban areas; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192752
