Long-term performance of the SwissQuantum quantum key distribution network in a field environment

Article Article scientifique Article Long-term performance of the SwissQuantum quantum key distribution network in a field environment eng 2011 author Stucki Damien 502722 author Legre Matthieu 530007 author Buntschu F. author Clausen Bernard Frédéric 713287 author Felber Nadine 774280 author Gisin Nicolas 23716 author Henzen L. author Junod Pascal 31511 author Litzistorf G. author Monbaron Patrick 648078 author Monat L. author Page Jean-Marc 91065 author Perroud D. author Ribordy Grégoire 117343 author Rochas A. author Robyr S. author Tavares José 677422 author Thew Rob 0000-0003-0188-6053 541344 author Trinkler Patrick 526607 author Ventura Samantha 52308 author Voirol Roselyne 739513 author Walenta Nino 671741 author Zbinden Hugo 0000-0002-9237-1700 29543 123001 10.1088/1367-2630/13/12/123001 1367-2630 http://stacks.iop.org/1367-2630/13/i=12/a=123001?key=crossref.a235003f0675cccfadb4b93b7ed7e72b In this paper, we report on the performance of the SwissQuantum quantum key distribution (QKD) network. The network was installed in the Geneva metropolitan area and ran for more than one-and-a-half years, from the end of March 2009 to the beginning of January 2011. The main goal of this experiment was to test the reliability of the quantum layer over a long period of time in a production environment. A key management layer has been developed to manage the key between the three nodes of the network. This QKD-secure network was utilized by end-users through an application layer. Dewey 500.2 35 Groupe de physique appliquée 135 false New journal of physics 13 12 d6af8dfd-153e-4623-93e1-d0cc6647d508 Article (Published version) Public Zbinden51_stucki2011a.pdf 2572100 application/pdf openAccess Faculté des sciences / Section de physique / Groupe de physique appliquée

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