Integrating quantum key distribution with classical communications in backbone fiber network

Y Mao, BX Wang, C Zhao, G Wang, R Wang… - Optics express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Quantum key distribution (QKD) provides information-theoretic security based on the laws of
quantum mechanics. The desire to reduce costs and increase robustness in real-world …

Coexistence of high-bit-rate quantum key distribution and data on optical fiber

KA Patel, JF Dynes, I Choi, AW Sharpe, AR Dixon… - Physical Review X, 2012 - APS
Quantum key distribution (QKD) uniquely allows the distribution of cryptographic keys with
security verified by quantum mechanical limits. Both protocol execution and subsequent …

Quantum key distribution secured optical networks: A survey

P Sharma, A Agrawal, V Bhatia… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Increasing incidents of cyber attacks and evolution of quantum computing poses challenges
to secure existing information and communication technologies infrastructure. In recent …

Large scale quantum key distribution: challenges and solutions

Q Zhang, F Xu, YA Chen, CZ Peng, JW Pan - Optics express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Quantum key distribution (QKD) together with one time pad encoding can provide
information-theoretical security for communication. Currently, though QKD has been widely …

Ultra-high bandwidth quantum secured data transmission

JF Dynes, WWS Tam, A Plews, B Fröhlich… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Quantum key distribution (QKD) provides an attractive means for securing communications
in optical fibre networks. However, deployment of the technology has been hampered by the …

Quantum key distribution over multicore fiber

JF Dynes, SJ Kindness, SWB Tam, A Plews… - Optics express, 2016 - opg.optica.org
We present the first quantum key distribution (QKD) experiment over multicore fiber. With
space division multiplexing, we demonstrate that weak QKD signals can coexist with …

Hybrid trusted/untrusted relay-based quantum key distribution over optical backbone networks

Y Cao, Y Zhao, J Li, R Lin, J Zhang… - IEEE Journal on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Quantum key distribution (QKD) has demonstrated a great potential to provide future-
proofed security, especially for 5G and beyond communications. As the critical infrastructure …

KaaS: Key as a service over quantum key distribution integrated optical networks

Y Cao, Y Zhao, J Wang, X Yu, Z Ma… - IEEE Communications …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the Internet Age, optical networks are vulnerable to numerous cyberattacks, and
conventional key distribution methods suffer from the increased computational power. QKD …

Wavelength division multiplexing of continuous variable quantum key distribution and 18.3 Tbit/s data channels

TA Eriksson, T Hirano, BJ Puttnam… - Communications …, 2019 - nature.com
Quantum key distribution (QKD) can offer communication with unconditional security and is
a promising technology to protect next generation communication systems. For QKD to see …

Twin-field quantum key distribution over a 511 km optical fibre linking two distant metropolitan areas

JP Chen, C Zhang, Y Liu, C Jiang, WJ Zhang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The basic principle of quantum mechanics guarantees the unconditional security of quantum
key distribution (QKD),,,–at the cost of forbidding the amplification of a quantum state. As a …