QKD protocol over 100 km long submarine optical fiber assisted by a system-in-package fast-gated InGaAs single photon detector

Domenico Ribezzo, Mujtaba Zahidy, Antoine Petitjean, Gianmarco Lemmi, Claudia De Lazzari, Ilaria Vagniluca, Enrico Conca, Alberto Tosi, Tommaso Occhipinti, Francesco Saverio Cataliotti, Leif K. Oxenløwe, Andre Xuereb, Davide Bacco, Alessandro Zavatta

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Abstract

A QKD link established between Sicily (Italy) and Malta has been utilized to test the performances of a fast-gated InGaAs single photon detector, achieving a fourteen times higher key rate than using a commercial detector.
Original languageEnglish
Publication date2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event2023 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition - San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, United States
Duration: 5 Mar 20239 Mar 2023

Conference

Conference2023 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition
LocationSan Diego Convention Center
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period05/03/202309/03/2023

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