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Hauptverfasser: Wang, Zexu, Xu, Huaxing, Li, Ju, Huang, Jinquan, Han, Hui, Wang, Changlei, Zhang, Ping, Yin, Feifei, Xu, Kun, Liu, Bo, Dai, Yitang
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author Wang, Zexu
Xu, Huaxing
Li, Ju
Huang, Jinquan
Han, Hui
Wang, Changlei
Zhang, Ping
Yin, Feifei
Xu, Kun
Liu, Bo
Dai, Yitang
author_facet Wang, Zexu
Xu, Huaxing
Li, Ju
Huang, Jinquan
Han, Hui
Wang, Changlei
Zhang, Ping
Yin, Feifei
Xu, Kun
Liu, Bo
Dai, Yitang
contents In practical satellite-based quantum key distribution (QKD) systems, the preparation and transmission of polarization-encoding photons suffer from complex environmental effects and high channel-loss. Consequently, the hinge to enhancing the secure key rate (SKR) lies in achieving robust, low-error and high-speed polarization modulation. Although the schemes that realize self-compensation exhibit remarkable robustness. Their modulation speed is constrained to approximately 2 GHz to avoid the interaction between the electrical signal and the reverse optical pulses. Here we utilize the non-reciprocity of the lithium niobate modulators and eliminate the modulation on the reverse optical pulses. As this characteristic is widely available in the radio-frequency band, the modulation speed is no longer limited by the self-compensating optics and can be further increased. The measured average intrinsic QBER of the different polarization states at 10 GHz system repetition frequency is as low as 0.53% over 10 min without any compensation. And the experiment simulation shows that the proposed scheme extends the transmission distance to more than 350 km. Our work can be be efficient performed to the high-speed and high-loss satellite-based quantum communication scenario.
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spellingShingle 10 GHz Robust polarization modulation towards high-speed satellite-based quantum communication
Wang, Zexu
Xu, Huaxing
Li, Ju
Huang, Jinquan
Han, Hui
Wang, Changlei
Zhang, Ping
Yin, Feifei
Xu, Kun
Liu, Bo
Dai, Yitang
Quantum Physics
In practical satellite-based quantum key distribution (QKD) systems, the preparation and transmission of polarization-encoding photons suffer from complex environmental effects and high channel-loss. Consequently, the hinge to enhancing the secure key rate (SKR) lies in achieving robust, low-error and high-speed polarization modulation. Although the schemes that realize self-compensation exhibit remarkable robustness. Their modulation speed is constrained to approximately 2 GHz to avoid the interaction between the electrical signal and the reverse optical pulses. Here we utilize the non-reciprocity of the lithium niobate modulators and eliminate the modulation on the reverse optical pulses. As this characteristic is widely available in the radio-frequency band, the modulation speed is no longer limited by the self-compensating optics and can be further increased. The measured average intrinsic QBER of the different polarization states at 10 GHz system repetition frequency is as low as 0.53% over 10 min without any compensation. And the experiment simulation shows that the proposed scheme extends the transmission distance to more than 350 km. Our work can be be efficient performed to the high-speed and high-loss satellite-based quantum communication scenario.
title 10 GHz Robust polarization modulation towards high-speed satellite-based quantum communication
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.08358