Metropolitan Single-Photon Distribution at 1550 nm for Random Number Generation
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Gyger, Samuel; Zeuner, Katharina D.; Lettner, Thomas; Bensoussan, Sandra; Carlnas, Martin; Ekemar, Liselott; Schweickert, Lucas; Hedlund, Carl Reuterskiold; Hammar, Mattias; Nilsson, Tigge; Almlof, Jonas; Steinhauer, Stephan; Llosera, Gemma Vall; Zwiller, Val
- Source
- 2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2023 Conference on. :1-2 May, 2023
- Subject
- Photonics and Electrooptics
Protocols
Quantum dots
Urban areas
Optical fiber networks
Quantum key distribution
Optical fiber testing
Electrooptical waveguides
- Language
Quantum communication networks are used for QKD and metrological applications. We present research connecting two nodes ≈ 20 kilometers apart over the municipal fiber network using semiconductor quantum dots emitting at 1550 nm.