Infrastructure

    QKD (Quantum Key Distribution) Laboratory

    The QKD laboratory is a technological infrastructure for R&D&I in the field of ultra-secure communications based on QKD (Quantum Key Distribution).

    DESCRIPTION

    It is based on Clavis3 equipment from ID-Quantique. It consists of a transmitter and a receiver connected through a quantum channel, which is used for transmission.

    The channels consist of optical fibres connected by SFP transceivers with LC/UCP connectors. The infrastructure allows for secure key exchange over fibres with a maximum attenuation of 12/18dB (up to a distance of 100 km).

    Some of the laboratory applications are:

    • QKD experimental platform at all levels
    • Deployment of experimental quantum communication rings with QKD exchange up to 100 km.
    • Research on quantum detectors.
    • Research on optical elements.
    • Random number generation for cryptographic experiments.
    • Optimisation of classical QKD quantum algorithms.
    • Development of new QKD Exchange algorithms.
    • Experiments with the use of QKD over TLS
    • Implementation of QKD use cases on real communication systems