Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Experimental Assessment: Overview and performance assessment of QKD system at JRC

JRC technical report (EUR 31594 EN, Cerutti, Lewis and Bonavitacola) on tests of a commercial ID Quantique Cerberis3 fibre QKD system installed at the JRC, run to build experience for supporting EuroQCI. It contrasts classical cryptography with QKD, describes the coherent-one-way protocol and system configuration, and reports secret key rate, quantum bit error rate and interferometer visibility for different fibre lengths and losses.

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