Design of a high-speed data acquisition card for continuous-variable quantum key distribution

Xiunan Sun; Sijie Zhang; Hao Liang; Jiajin Ge

doi:10.1117/12.2640175

1 August 2022 Design of a high-speed data acquisition card for continuous-variable quantum key distribution

Xiunan Sun, Sijie Zhang, Hao Liang, Jiajin Ge

Proceedings Volume 12257, 4th International Conference on Information Science, Electrical, and Automation Engineering (ISEAE 2022); 1225712 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2640175
Event: 4th International Conference on Information Science, Electrical, and Automation Engineering (ISEAE 2022), 2022, Guangzhou, China

Abstract

The Continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CVQKD) technique is one of the practical uses of quantum information technology. CVQKD system is implemented based on existing optical networks and standard telecommunication technologies. CVQKD can be put into use of the information transmission in city-based areas, within the extent of absolute security and without any restrictions of security. To reduce the experimental system to a commercial prototype, a data acquisition (DAQ) card can be used to replace the DAQ equipment in the laboratory. It can save the cost of the system experiment and commercial application. In this paper, through the high-speed DAQ card, we implement the collection and uploading of the electrical signal, when the light passes through the continuous optical coherent state detector. The whole experiment test system consists of a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) chip, and optical components. This paper provides a method of gain adjustment of the balanced homodyne detector and a way to test the π phase voltage of the optical modulator. The results show that the DAQ card can be used in the development of the CVQKD prototype.

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Xiunan Sun, Sijie Zhang, Hao Liang, and Jiajin Ge "Design of a high-speed data acquisition card for continuous-variable quantum key distribution", Proc. SPIE 12257, 4th International Conference on Information Science, Electrical, and Automation Engineering (ISEAE 2022), 1225712 (1 August 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2640175

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