Experimental Point-to-Multipoint Plug-and-Play Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution Network

• 来源期刊: 中国物理快报（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（7）
• 页码范围: 6-9
• 页数: 4页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/36/7/070301

摘要

Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution (MDI-QKD) offers a practical way to realize a startype quantum network.Previous experiments on MDI-QKD networks can only support the point-to-point communication.We experimentally demonstrate a plug-and-play MDI-QKD network which can support the pointto-multipoint communication among three users.Benefiting from the plug-and-play MDI-QKD architecture,the whole network is automatically stabilized in spectrum,polarization,arrival time,and phase reference.The users only need the encoding devices,which means that the hardware requirements are greatly reduced.Our experiment shows that it is feasible to establish a point-to-multipoint MDI-QKD network.