Abstract
AbstractQuantum key distribution (QKD) promises unconditionally information‐theoretic secure communication guaranteed by the laws of physics and has become one of the most crucial candidates in future security aspects. Developing a large‐scale network with a scalable and integrated scheme is of great significance for expanding the advantages of QKD protocols among multiple users. Here, a sixteen‐user fully connected quantum network by using a novel time‐bin entangled source implemented in the integrated multi‐channel periodically poled lithium niobate waveguides is proposed. Based on this entangled source, the quantum processor prepares 120 entangled photon pairs to allocate 15 links to each user by utilizing dense wavelength division multiplexing technology. To enable the users’ communication with each other simultaneously, a phase‐compensated Mach‐Zehnder Interferometer based on a Fourier‐transform setup to control the relative phase of the interferometer for all the involved wavelength channels is developed. The experimental results show that the network can support sixteen users for long‐distance communication with each other simultaneously. The novel scheme of time‐bin entangled sources paves an efficient way for implementing large‐scale quantum resources in a compact integrated platform, and the time‐bin entangled network promises a new potential for constructing large‐scale and extensible quantum networks with an integrated photonic architecture.
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