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All-fibre frequency reference for Twin-Field Quantum Key Distribution
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Applied Physics.
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Applied Physics.ORCID iD: 0009-0004-4771-8295
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Applied Physics.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9698-0909
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2025 (English)In: 2025 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2025, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2025Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
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Twin-field (TF) quantum key distribution (QKD) has emerged as a promising method for repeater-free long-distance secure communication, with the longest demonstration covering 1000 km [1]. It is a measurement-device-independent QKD protocol, where the two users send weak coherent states, to a central node for single-photon interference followed by single-photon detection. Due to this, TF-QKD has a square root dependence of the key rate on channel transmission, making it possible to cover longer distances than conventional or commercial devices[2]. In previous implementations, a narrow linewidth laser has been used as the master or reference laser, frequency stabilised by locking the laser to a frequency reference, such as the atomic transition of acetylene or an ultra-low expansion (ULE) cavity using RF-locking [1], to achieve high coherence throughout the entire system. The RF-locking method requires a large and complex infrastructure that is sensitive to misalignment and is relatively expensive, bulky, and fragile [3]. Here, we demonstrate an all-fibre frequency reference as an alternative to ULE cavities for TF-QKD, offering lower complexity and intrinsic alignment, a simplified setup built with telecom compatible components, and a smaller footprint, which makes it easier to deploy in existing fibre telecom infrastructures.

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2025.
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-370757DOI: 10.1109/CLEO/EUROPE-EQEC65582.2025.11111496Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105016105944OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-370757DiVA, id: diva2:2002703
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2025 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2025, Munich, Germany, June 23-27, 2025
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Available from: 2025-10-01 Created: 2025-10-01 Last updated: 2025-10-01Bibliographically approved

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Karlsson, HilmaSvanberg, Erik A.T.Foletto, GiulioAdya, VaishaliGallo, Katia

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