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Real-time Applications for Sensor Networks

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Author(s)

Hamid Gharavi

Abstract

We have implemented a quantum key distribution (QKD) system with polarization encoding at 850 nm over 1 km of optical fiber. The high-speed management of the bit-stream, generation of random numbers and processing of the sifting algorithm are all handled by a pair of custom data handling circuit boards. As a complete system using a clock rate of 1.25 Gbit/s, it produces sifted keys at a rate of 1.1 Mb/s with an error rate lower than 1.3% while operating at a transmission rate of 312.5 Mbit/s and a mean photon number 5 = 0.1. With a number of proposed improvements this system has a potential for a higher key rate without an elevated error rate.
Proceedings Title
Presentation Government Microcircuit Applications and Critical Technology Conference (GOMACHTech 2005)
Conference Location
Las Vegas, NV
Pub Type
Conferences
Information technology, Cybersecurity and Networking

Citation

Gharavi, H. (2005), Real-time Applications for Sensor Networks, Presentation Government Microcircuit Applications and Critical Technology Conference (GOMACHTech 2005), Las Vegas, NV (Accessed March 13, 2025)

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Created April 1, 2005, Updated February 19, 2017