Work

Field-trial quantum key distribution between Sicily and Malta

Year: 2023

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Quantum key distribution (QKD) is the first commercial application of the second quantum revolution. Although QKD systems have already been developed and implemented all around the world, some open challenges are limiting the overall deployment of this technology (limited key rate, limited link distance, etc.). By improving the current QKD protocols, it is possible to increase the final secret key generation rate. In this work, we compare 1-decoy with 2-decoy methods in BB84 protocol over an underwater optical fiber link connecting Malta to Italy, showing that 2-decoy can achieve more than twice the key rate of 1-decoy method.

Source: Quantum Computing, Communication, and Simulation

DOI: 10.1117/12.2647846