Experimental investigation of high-dimensional quantum key distribution protocols with twisted photons

Frédéric Bouchard; Khabat Heshami; Duncan England; Robert Fickler; Robert W. Boyd; Berthold-Georg Englert; Luis L. Sánchez-Soto; Ebrahim Karimi

doi:10.22331/q-2018-12-04-111

Experimental investigation of high-dimensional quantum key distribution protocols with twisted photons

Frédéric Bouchard¹, Khabat Heshami², Duncan England², Robert Fickler¹, Robert W. Boyd^1,3,4, Berthold-Georg Englert^5,6,7, Luis L. Sánchez-Soto^3,8, and Ebrahim Karimi^1,3,9

¹Department of physics, University of Ottawa, Advanced Research Complex, 25 Templeton, Ottawa ON Canada, K1N 6N5
²National Research Council of Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa ON Canada, K1A 0R6
³Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts, Staudtstraße 2, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
⁴Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
⁵Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 2, Singapore 117543, Singapore
⁶Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117542, Singapore.
⁷MajuLab, CNRS-UNS-NUS-NTU International Joint Unit, UMI 3654, Singapore.
⁸Departamento de Óptica, Facultad de Física, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
⁹Department of Physics, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, 45137-66731 Zanjan, Iran.

Published:	2018-12-04, volume 2, page 111
Eprint:	arXiv:1802.05773v3
Doi:	https://doi.org/10.22331/q-2018-12-04-111
Citation:	Quantum 2, 111 (2018).

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Abstract

Quantum key distribution is on the verge of real world applications, where perfectly secure information can be distributed among multiple parties. Several quantum cryptographic protocols have been theoretically proposed and independently realized in different experimental conditions. Here, we develop an experimental platform based on high-dimensional orbital angular momentum states of single photons that enables implementation of multiple quantum key distribution protocols with a single experimental apparatus. Our versatile approach allows us to experimentally survey different classes of quantum key distribution techniques, such as the 1984 Bennett & Brassard (BB84), tomographic protocols including the six-state and the Singapore protocol, and to investigate, for the first time, a recently introduced differential phase shift (Chau15) protocol using twisted photons. This enables us to experimentally compare the performance of these techniques and discuss their benefits and deficiencies in terms of noise tolerance in different dimensions.

► BibTeX data

@article{Bouchard2018experimental,
  doi = {10.22331/q-2018-12-04-111},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.22331/q-2018-12-04-111},
  title = {Experimental investigation of high-dimensional quantum key distribution protocols with twisted photons},
  author = {Bouchard, Fr{\'{e}}d{\'{e}}ric and Heshami, Khabat and England, Duncan and Fickler, Robert and Boyd, Robert W. and Englert, Berthold-Georg and S{\'{a}}nchez-Soto, Luis L. and Karimi, Ebrahim},
  journal = {{Quantum}},
  issn = {2521-327X},
  publisher = {{Verein zur F{\"{o}}rderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften}},
  volume = {2},
  pages = {111},
  month = dec,
  year = {2018}
}

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