TY - GEN
T1 - Real-Time Implementation of an Underwater Quantum Key Distribution System
AU - Kebapci, Burak
AU - Mutlu, Gorkem
AU - Baglica, Ibrahim
AU - Tosun, Anilcan
AU - Ergin, Sude
AU - Levent, Vecdi Emre
AU - Uysal, Murat
AU - Paglierani, Pietro
AU - Pelekanakis, Konstantinos
AU - Petroccia, Roberto
AU - Alves, Joao
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 IEEE.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - As threats in the maritime domain diversify, securing data transmission becomes critical for underwater wireless networks designed for the surveillance of critical infrastructure and maritime border protection. This has sparked interest in underwater Quantum Key Distribution (QKD). In this paper, we present a real-time implementation of an underwater QKD system based on the BB84 protocol. The QKD unit is built on a hybrid computation system consisting of an FPGA and an on-board computer (OBC) interfaced with optical front-ends. A real-time photon counting module has been implemented on FPGA. The transmitter and receiver units are powered with external UPS and all system parameters can be monitored from the connected computers. The system is also equipped with a visible laser and an alignment indicator to validate successful manual alignment.
AB - As threats in the maritime domain diversify, securing data transmission becomes critical for underwater wireless networks designed for the surveillance of critical infrastructure and maritime border protection. This has sparked interest in underwater Quantum Key Distribution (QKD). In this paper, we present a real-time implementation of an underwater QKD system based on the BB84 protocol. The QKD unit is built on a hybrid computation system consisting of an FPGA and an on-board computer (OBC) interfaced with optical front-ends. A real-time photon counting module has been implemented on FPGA. The transmitter and receiver units are powered with external UPS and all system parameters can be monitored from the connected computers. The system is also equipped with a visible laser and an alignment indicator to validate successful manual alignment.
KW - BB84 protocol
KW - Quantum key distribution
KW - underwater communication
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U2 - 10.1109/UComms56954.2022.9905688
DO - 10.1109/UComms56954.2022.9905688
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85141605490
T3 - 2022 6th Underwater Communications and Networking Conference, UComms 2022
BT - 2022 6th Underwater Communications and Networking Conference, UComms 2022
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 6th Underwater Communications and Networking Conference, UComms 2022
Y2 - 30 August 2022 through 1 September 2022
ER -