摘要 |
Systems and methods for suppressing the unwanted detection of backscattered light in a two-way quantum key distribution (QKD) system is disclosed. The system includes a first QKD station that has two or more laser sources that emit light at different wavelengths, and corresponding two or more sets of detectors. In a two-way QKD system, backscattered light is typically generated in an optical fiber link connecting the first and second QKD stations by the relatively strong outgoing optical pulses. To prevent the backscattered light from interfering with the detection of the weak optical pulses returned from the second QKD station to the first station, a controller sequentially activates different light sources, and also sequentially activates the different sets of detectors.
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