Technologies for quantum key distribution networks integrated with optical communication networks

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1591-1601

  Maeda, Wakako ^a   Tanaka, Akihiro ^a   Takahashi, Seigo ^a   Tajima, Akio ^a   Tomita, Akihisa ^a,b  

^a NEC CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Communication system security; Cryptography; Optical communication; Quantum theory

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SECURITY; KEY GENERATION; KEY MANAGEMENT; KEY SHARING; MESSAGE TRANSMISSIONS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; OPTICAL NETWORKS; QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION; SECURE NETWORKS; TIMING SYNCHRONIZATION;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMPETITION; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; NETWORK LAYERS; NETWORK SECURITY; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTONICS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM COMPUTERS; QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY; QUANTUM THEORY;

PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY;

EID: 72149085721     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2009.2032664     Document Type: Article

References (43)

1. Virtual Private Network Consortium (VPNC)'s IPsec Archives. [Online]. Available: http://www.vpnc.org/ietf-ipsec/
2. C. H. Bennett and G. Brassard, "Quantum cryptography: Public key distribution and coin tossing," in Proc. Int. Conf. Comput. Syst. Signal Process., Bangalore, 1984, pp. 175-179.
3. C. H. Bennett, G. Brassard, C. Crepeau, and U. Maurer, "Generalized privacy amplification," IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory, vol.41, no.6, pp. 1915- 1923, Nov. 1995.
4. P.W. Shor and J. Preskill, "Simple proof of security of the BB84 quantum key distribution protocol," Phys. Rev. Lett., vol.85, no.2, pp. 441-444, Jul. 2000.
5. D. Mayers, "Unconditional security in quantum cryptography," J. ACM, vol.48, no.3, pp. 351-406, May 2001.
6. M. Koashi and J. Preskill, "Secure quantum key distribution with an uncharacterized source," Phys. Rev. Lett., vol.90, no.5, pp. 057902.1- 057902.4, Feb. 2003.
7. W. Y. Hwang, "Quantum key distribution with high loss: Toward global secure communication," Phys. Rev. Lett., vol.91, no.5, pp. 057901.1- 057901.4, Aug. 2003.
8. X. B. Wang, "Beating the photon-number-splitting attack in practical quantum cryptography," Phys. Rev. Lett., vol.94, pp. 230503.1-230503.4, Jun. 2005.
9. H. K. Lo, X. Ma, and K. Chen, "Decoy state quantum key distribution," Phys. Rev. Lett., vol.94, pp. 230504.1-230504.4, Jun. 2005.
10. M. Hayashi, "Upper bounds of eavesdropper's performances in finitelength code with decoy method," Phys. Rev. A, vol.76, pp. 012329-1- 012329-16, 2007.
11. R. Renner, N. Gisin, and B. Kraus, "Information-theoretic security proof for quantum-key-distribution protocols," Phys. Rev. A, vol.72, pp. 012332-1-012332-17, Jul. 2005.
12. C. H. Bennett, F. Bessette, G. Brassard, L. Salvail, and J. Smolin, "Experimental quantum cryptography," J. Cryptol., vol.5, no.1, pp. 3-28, Jan. 1992.
13. A. Tanaka, M. Fujiwara, S. W. Nam, Y. Nambu, S. Takahashi, W. Maeda, K. Yoshino, S. Miki, B. Baek, Z. Wang, A. Tajima, M. Sasaki, and A. Tomita, "Ultra fast quantum key distribution over a 97 km installed telecom fiber with wavelength division multiplexing clock synchronization," Opt. Exp., vol.16, pp. 11354-11360, Jul. 2008.
14. D. Rosenberg, J. W. Harrington, P. R. Rice, P. A. Hiskett, C. G. Peterson, R. J. Hughes, A. E. Lita, S. W. Nam, and J. E. Nordholt, "Long-distance decoy-state quantum key distribution in optical fiber," Phys. Rev. Lett., vol.98, p. 010503, Jan. 2007.
15. Z. L. Yuan, A. R. Dixon, J. F. Dynes, A.W. Sharpe, and A. J. Shields, "Gigahertz quantum key distribution with InGaAs avalanche photodiodes," Appl. Phys. Lett., vol.92, pp. 201104-1-201104-3, May 2008.
16. Y. Zhao, B. Qi, X. Ma, H.-K. Lo and L. Qian, "Experimental quantum key distribution with decoy states," Phys. Rev. Lett., vol.96, pp. 070502-1- 070502-4, Feb. 2006.
17. J. Hasegawa, M. Hayashi, T. Hiroshima, A. Tanaka, and A. Tomita, "Experimental decoy state quantum key distribution with unconditional security incorporating finite statistics," Quantum Phys., May 2007, pp. 1-5, arXiv:0705.3081.
18. P. D. Townsend, S. J. D. Phoenix, K. J. Blow, and S. M. Barnett, "Design of quantum cryptography systems for passive optical networks," Electron. Lett., vol.30, no.22, pp. 1875-1877, Oct. 1994.
19. S. J. D. Phoenix, S. M. Barnett, P. D. Townsend, and K. J. Blow, "Multiuser quantum cryptography on optical networks," J. Mod. Opt., vol.42, no.6, pp. 1155-1163, 1995.
20. P. D. Townsend, "Quantum cryptograph on multi-user optical fiber networks," Nature, vol.385, no.2, pp. 47-49, Jan. 1997.
21. V. Fernandez, R. J. Collins, K. J. Gordon, P. D. Townsend, andG. S. Buller, "Passive optical network approach to Gigahertz-clocked multiuser quantum key distribution," IEEE J. Quantum Electron., vol.43, no.2, pp. 130- 138, Feb. 2007. (Pubitemid 46336410)
22. P. Toliver, R. J. Runser, T. E. Chapuran, J. L. Jackel, T. C. Banwell, M. S. Goodman, R. J. Hughes, C. G. Peterson, D. Derkacs, J. E. Nordholt, L. Mercer, S. McNown, A. Goldman, and J. Blake, "Experimental investigation of quantum key distribution through transparent optical switch elements," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol.15, no.11, pp. 1669-1671, Nov. 2003.
23. C. Elliott, A. Colvin, D. Pearson, O. Pikalo, J. Schlafer, H. Yeh, "Current status of the DARPA quantum network," Quantum Phys., Mar. 2005, pp. 1-13, arXiv:quant-ph/0503058.
24. T. Honjo, K. Inoue, A. Sahara, E. Yamazaki, and H. Takahashi, "Quantum key distribution experiment through a PLCmatrix switch," Opt. Commun., vol.263, pp. 120-123, 2006.
25. R. J. Runser, T. E. Chapuran, P. Toliver, M. S. Goodman, R. J. Hughes, C. G. Peterson, K. McCabe, J. E. Nordholt, K. Tyagi, P. Hiskett, and N. Dallmann, "Quantum key distribution for reconfigurable optical networks," in Proc. Opt. Fiber Commun. Conf. Expo. Nat. Fiber Opt. Eng. Conf., Tech.Dig. (Opt. Soc. Amer., 2006),Anaheim, CA, p. 3, Paper OFL1.
26. P. D. Townsend, "Simultaneous quantum cryptographic key distribution and conventional data transmission over installed fibre using wavelengthdivision multiplexing," Electron. Lett., vol.33, no.3, pp. 188-190, Jan. 1997.
27. R. J. Runser, T. E. Chapuran, P. Toliver, M. S. Goodman, J. Jackel, N. Nweke, S. R. McNown, R. J. Hughes, C. G. Peterson, K. McCabe, J. E. Nordholt, K. Tyagi, P. Hiskett, and N. Dallmann, "Demonstration of 1.3 ìm quantum key distribution (QKD) compatibility with 1.5 ìm metropolitan wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) systems," in Proc. Opt. Fiber Commun. Conf. Nat. Fiber Opt. Eng. Conf. Tech. Dig. (Opt. Soc. Amer., 2005), vol.3, p. 3, Paper OWI2.
28. T. J. Xia, D. Z. Chen, G. A. Wellbrock, A. Zavriyev, A. Craig Beal, and K. M. Lee, "In-band quantum key distribution (QKD) on fiber populated by high-speed classical data channels," in Proc.Opt. Fiber Commun. Conf. Nat. Fiber Opt. Eng. Conf. Tech. Dig. (Opt. Soc. Amer., 2006), p. 3, Paper OTuJ7.
29. H. Rohde, S. Smolorz, A. Poppe, and H. Huebel, "Quantum key distribution integrated into commercial WDM systems," in Proc. Opt. Fiber Commun. Conf. Nat. Fiber Opt. Eng. Conf. Tech. Dig. (Opt. Soc. Amer., 2008), San Diego, CA, pp. 1-3, Paper OTuP1.
30. C. Elliot, "Building the quantum network," New J. Phys., vol.4, pp. 46- 1-46-12, Jul. 2002.
31. R. Alleaume, J. Bouda, C. Branciard, T. Debuisschert, M. Dianati, N. Gisin, M. Godfrey, P. Grangier, T. Langer, A. Leverrier, N. Lutkenhaus, P. Painchault, M. Peev, A. Poppe, T. Pornin, J. Rarity, R. Renner, G. Ribordy, M. Riguidel, L. Salvail, A. Shields, H. Weinfurter, and A. Zeilinger, "SECOQC white paper on quantum key distribution and cryptography," Quantum Phys., Jan. 2007, pp. 1-28, arXiv:quantph/ 0701168.
32. A. Poppe, M. Peev, and O. Maurhart, "Outline of the SECOQC quantumkey- distribution network in Vienna," Int. J. Quantum Inf., vol.6, no.2, pp. 209-218, 2008. [Online]. Available: http://www.secoqc.net/
33. K. Kitayama, T. Miki, T. Morioka, H. Tsushima, M. Koga, K. Mori, S. Araki, K. Sato,H.Onaka, S.Namiki, and T.Aoyama, "Photonic network R&D activities in Japan-current activities and future perspectives," J. Lightw. Technol., vol.23, no.10, pp. 3404-3418, Oct. 2005.
34. K. Kitayama, "Secure photonic network," presented as keynote speech at Updating Quantum Cryptogr. (UQC), Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 2008.
35. B. C. Jacobs, T. B. Pittman, and J. D. Franson, "Quantum relays and noise suppression using linear optics," Phys. Rev. A, vol.66, pp. 052307-1- 052307-6, 2002.
36. I. Marcikic, H. de Riedmatten,W. Tittel, H. Zbinden, and N. Gisin, "Longdistance teleportation of qubits at telecommunication wavelengths," Nature, vol.421, pp. 509-513, Jan. 2003.
37. T. Nishioka, H. Ishizuka, T. Hasegawa, and J. Abe, "'Circular type' quantum key distribution," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol.14, no.4, pp. 576- 578, Apr. 2002.
38. A. Muller, H. Herzog, B. Huttner, W. Tittel, H. Zbinden, and N. Gisin, "'Plug and play' systems for quantum cryptography," Appl. Phys. Lett., vol.70, no.7, pp. 793-795, 1997.
39. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Standard ITU-T G.707, 1996.
40. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Standard T1.105, 1995.
41. A. Tajima, A. Tanaka,W. Maeda, S. Takahashi, and A. Tomita, "Practical quantum cryptosystem for metro area applications," IEEE J. Sel. Topics Quantum Electron., vol.13, no.4, pp. 1031-1038, Jul. 2007.
42. A. Tajima, A. Tanaka,W. Maeda, S. Takahashi, Y. Nambu, and A. Tomita, "Recent progress in quantum key distribution network technologies," in Proc. Eur. Conf. Opt. Commun., Sep. 2006, pp. 1-3, Paper Th2.6.2.
43. W. Maeda, A. Tanaka, S. Takahashi, A. Tajima, and A. Tomita, "Scalable QKD network using simple key-management technique with on-demand crypto-key supply," in Proc. Eur. Conf.Opt. Commun., Sep. 2008, pp. 1-2, Paper Tu.4.E.3.