Experimental demonstration of a 4,294,967,296-QAM-based Y-00 quantum stream cipher template carrying 160-Gb/s 16-QAM signals
Xi Chen, Ken Tanizawa, Peter J. Winzer, Po Dong, Junho Cho, Fumio Futami, Kentaro Kato, A. Melikyan, K. W. Kim
Abstract
We demonstrate a 4,294,967,296-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) based Y-00 quantum stream cipher system carrying a 160-Gb/s 16-QAM signal transmitted over 320-km SSMF. The ultra-dense QAM cipher template is realized by an integrated two-segment silicon photonics I/Q modulator.
Topics & Concepts
Quadrature amplitude modulationQAMOpticsStream cipherPhysicsModulation (music)Pulse-amplitude modulationComputer scienceElectronic engineeringOptoelectronicsTelecommunicationsBit error rateCryptographyAlgorithmChannel (broadcasting)EngineeringDetectorPulse (music)AcousticsOptical Network TechnologiesPhotonic and Optical DevicesAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems