Quantum Secured Gigabit Passive Optical Networks
Bernd Fröhlich, J. F. Dynes, Marco Lucamarini, A. W. Sharpe, Simon W.-B. Tam, Zhiliang L. Yuan, Andrew J. Shields · Optical Fiber Communication Conference · 2015
We report transmission of a quantum signal alongside conventional Gigabit Passive Optical Network traffic in the same optical distribution network. Encryption keys generated from quantum signals enable provable secure communication in optical access networks.