Optical frequency comb-based multichannel parallel continuous-variable quantum key distribution.

Continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CVQKD) provides an approach for secure communication in optical fiber communication systems. However, its practical implementation has been hindered by low secret key bit rates that are usually limited to several bits/s to hundreds of kbits/s at distances of more than 25 kilometers. In this paper, we use a pair of optical frequency combs (OFCs) for both multiple parallel transmission and coherent reception, which assign multiple sub-channels involving multiple independent secret keys in a single fiber to increase the key bit rate. The first and last sub-channels are selected for propagating phase references to compensate the phase offset between two free-running combs. We analyze possible excess noise caused by dispersive walk-off in the transmission, imperfect phase compensation in the reception and photon leakage from the phase references. Compared to the previous single-channel CVQKD method, simulation results show more than a factor of 20 increase in the secret key rate at a transmission distance of 35 km and the number of comb lines of 35.

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