Title :
PON topology analysis for subcarrier multiplexed quantum key distribution
Author :
Capmany, J. ; Fernández-Pousa, C.R.
Author_Institution :
ITEAm Res. Inst., Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Abstract :
We analyze the performance of different Passive Optical Network (PON) topologies for the distribution of multiuser quantum keys using subcarrier multiplexing and BB84 protocol in terms of the achievable Quantum Bit Error Rate (QBER) and the useful key distribution rate.
Keywords :
error statistics; multi-access systems; optical communication; quantum cryptography; subcarrier multiplexing; telecommunication network topology; PON topology analysis; multiuser quantum keys; passive optical network; quantum bit error rate; subcarrier multiplexed quantum key distribution; subcarrier multiplexing; Encoding; Multiplexing; Network topology; Passive optical networks; Topology; Wavelength routing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621307
