Gigahertz Clocked Quantum Key Distribution System using FPGA

Conference: ECOC 2009 - 35th European Conference on Optical Communication
09/20/2009 - 09/24/2009 at Vienna, Austria

Proceedings: ECOC 2009

Pages: 2Language: englishTyp: PDF

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Authors:
Honjo, Toshimori (NTT Basic Research Laboratories, NTT Corporation, 3-1 Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa, 243-0198, Japan)

Abstract:
An implementation of 1-GHz clocked differential-phase-shift quantum key distribution system is reported. High speed signal generation and its storage were realized by using FPGA. A stable operation was demonstrated for over a 1-hour.