Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 51, Issue 9, 90603(2014)
Several Kinds of Polarization Compensation Techniques of Optical Fiber Quantum Key Distribution Systems
Polarization compensation is one of the key techniques of a polarization encoding quantum key distribution (QKD) system. This paper introduces the principles of polarization compensation by polarization controllers or a bidirectional optical structure. Some typical polarization compensation schemes suitable for polarization encoding QKD system based on optical fibers are sketched, such as an all-fiber polarization compensation scheme based on a bidirectional optical structure, an interrupting scheme of polarization compensation, a time division multiplexed (TMD) polarization compensation scheme and a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) polarization compensation scheme.
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Wang Jian, Zhu Yong, Zhou Hua, Su Yang, Zhu Bo. Several Kinds of Polarization Compensation Techniques of Optical Fiber Quantum Key Distribution Systems[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2014, 51(9): 90603
Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications
Received: Apr. 4, 2014
Accepted: --
Published Online: Aug. 20, 2014
The Author Email: Jian Wang (wj198907@126.com)