Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, Volume. 41, Issue 6, 933(2024)

Time synchronization method for quantum communication based on time⁃frequency domain

SHEN Wei and LIU Weiyue
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  • College of Information Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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    Figures & Tables(8)
    Spectrum diagram around 100 MHz ± 5 kHz after DFT
    The time distribution of the quantum light. The synchronization accuracy is 0.312 ns, the half-height width is 0.7 ns
    Spectrum diagram of around 100 MHz ± 5 kHz after DFT
    Periodic recovery data of quantum light received by the receiver
    Time distribution of the quantum light recovered by the algorithm of LTS. The synchronization accuracy is 1.03 ns, the half-height width is 1.4 ns
    Time distribution of the quantum light recovered by the algorithm of least squares method. The synchronization accuracy is 1.29 ns, the half-height width is 1.9 ns
    • Table 1. Parameter setting of simulation data

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      Table 1. Parameter setting of simulation data

      NameParameter setting
      Number of quantum light1000000
      Link loss/dB30-50
      Period of quantum light/ns10
      Clock skew/ns0.0005
      Measurement error/ps300
    • Table 2. Experimental results of different algorithms

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      Table 2. Experimental results of different algorithms

      NameMaximum number of quantum lightSynchronization accuracy/nsThe half-height width/ns
      Algorithm of LTS6051.031.4
      Algorithm of least squares method5281.291.9
      Algorithm of DFT3201.383.5
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    Received: Dec. 5, 2022

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    Published Online: Jan. 8, 2025

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    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1007-5461.2024.06.010

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