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Main Author: Haider, Zeshan
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02656
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contents The experimental implementation of the polarization encoding system is presented using weak coherent pulses at a low enough frequency. The optical pulses are generated through intensity modulation at the repetition rate of $10$ pulses/sec with the intensity of $7μW$, whose polarization is modulated by the Pockel cell. For a $ 5$ km long fiber link, the key rate is thus limited to $ 10$ bits/sec accompanied by temporal synchronization among the Intensity Modulator (IM), Pockel cell, and the gate of the detector. The system was continuously operated for $5$ minutes, and $3000$ binary bits were distributed between two nodes with an error rate less than unity. We have used only a single polarization basis, i.e., horizontal and vertical polarizations, as the objective of this experiment is to validate the feasibility of the setup under simplified conditions, intended primarily for the laboratory-scale demonstrations.
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spellingShingle The Initial Experimental Guide to Implement QKD Polarization Encoding System at Telecom Wavelength
Haider, Zeshan
Quantum Physics
The experimental implementation of the polarization encoding system is presented using weak coherent pulses at a low enough frequency. The optical pulses are generated through intensity modulation at the repetition rate of $10$ pulses/sec with the intensity of $7μW$, whose polarization is modulated by the Pockel cell. For a $ 5$ km long fiber link, the key rate is thus limited to $ 10$ bits/sec accompanied by temporal synchronization among the Intensity Modulator (IM), Pockel cell, and the gate of the detector. The system was continuously operated for $5$ minutes, and $3000$ binary bits were distributed between two nodes with an error rate less than unity. We have used only a single polarization basis, i.e., horizontal and vertical polarizations, as the objective of this experiment is to validate the feasibility of the setup under simplified conditions, intended primarily for the laboratory-scale demonstrations.
title The Initial Experimental Guide to Implement QKD Polarization Encoding System at Telecom Wavelength
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02656