APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR QKD QUANTUM COMMUNICATION CHANNEL CONTINUOUS SYNCHRONIZATION AND ALIGNMENT

摘要

System and methods for synchronizing and aligning quantum channel for Quantum Key Distribution. The primary object of the invention is to allow a Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) apparatus to work continuously with only two communication channels, a quantum communication channel and a service channel. This is achieved by linking the clock frequencies of both channels and completed by an over-sampling method for phase synchronization tracking. Clock signal carry is done through data using a clock data recovery encoding techniques. Having a continuous operating QKD system is not possible without a tracking system that enables phase alignment. This synchronization and alignment system and method for QKD has multiple benefits as it allows real-time synchronization with continuous data flow and is not dedicated to a specific quantum protocol.

主权项

1. A method of working of a quantum key distribution system with only two communication channels between a transmitter and a receiver, one quantum communication channel, transmitting quantum particles or states and the other one, a service channel, transmitting classical data, wherein said two channels are continuously self-synchronized.