Ma Hai-qiang,Wang Long,Li Shen,Jiao Rong-zhen,Wu Lingan.A simple control system of quantum key distribution with high visibility[J].Optoelectronics Letters,2012,8(4):318-320
A simple control system of quantum key distribution with high visibility
Author NameAffiliation
Ma Hai-qiang School of Sciences, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China Laboratory of Optical Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China 
Wang Long School of Sciences, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China 
Li Shen Laboratory of Optical Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China 
Jiao Rong-zhen School of Sciences, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China 
Wu Lingan Laboratory of Optical Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China 
Abstract:
      A relatively simple plug-and-play control system of quantum key distribution (QKD) based on PCI7300 card is demonstrated, including mechanism design, key generation and key acquisition. The system works very well at the repetition frequency of 1 MHz, and the key generation rate is 100 k/s. A visibility of better than 95% over 50 km-long fiber at 1.31 m is obtained, which is stable under ordinary lab conditions for 24 h without any feedback control or adjustment. The presented system is a quite promising candidate to realize the QKD in the future.
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This work has been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.61178010 and 10805006), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No.bupt2010zx04), and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No.20100480508).
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