Experimental Demonstration of Drone-Based Quantum Key Distribution

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作者
Tian, Xiao-Hui [1 ,2 ]
Yang, Ran [1 ,2 ]
Liu, Hua-Ying [1 ,2 ]
Fan, Pengfei [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Zhang, Ji-Ning [1 ,2 ]
Gu, Changsheng [1 ,2 ]
Chen, Mengwen [1 ,2 ]
Hu, Mingzhe [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Lu, Feng-Yu [4 ]
Zhu, Chunxi [1 ,2 ]
Yin, Zhen-Qiang [4 ]
Yin, Zhi-Jun [3 ]
Yuan, Mo [3 ]
Wang, Shuang [4 ]
Chen, Wei [4 ]
Gong, Yan-Xiao [1 ,2 ]
Zhu, Shi-Ning [1 ,2 ]
Xie, Zhenda [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Nanjing Univ, Coll Engn & Appl Sci, Sch Elect Sci & Engn, Sch Phys,Natl Lab Solid State Microstruct, Nanjing 210093, Peoples R China
[2] Nanjing Univ, Collaborat Innovat Ctr Adv Microstruct, Nanjing 210093, Peoples R China
[3] Xin Lian Technol Co Ltd, Huzhou 313399, Peoples R China
[4] Univ Sci & Technol China, CAS Key Lab Quantum Informat, Hefei 230026, Peoples R China
基金
国家重点研发计划; 中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Aircraft communication - Drones - Quantum communication - Quantum cryptography - Quantum entanglement - Quantum optics;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.200801
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Quantum state transferring has been demonstrated using drones via entanglement distribution. Here, we demonstrate the first drone-based quantum task for quantum key distribution (QKD). Compact and polarization-maintaining acquisition, pointing, and tracking systems and QKD modules are developed and loaded on a homemade octocopter with a takeoff weight of 30 kg. Real-time QKD is performed over a 200 m distance with an 8.48 kHz average secret key rate using a polarization-coded decoy-state BB84 protocol. With the capability of secret key distribution using a drone, wireless communication can be expected with enhanced security in the quantum approach between mobile nodes toward a network.
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