Possibility of Reducing the Destructive Effect of External Electromagnetic Fields on the Quantum Key Distribution in an Optical Fiber
摘要
The results of examination of the effect of ac magnetic fields on a multi-core fiber and the induced polarization distortions of signals propagating through different fiber cores are reported. A strong cross correlation of polarization distortions in different cores of a multi-core fiber is established. An approach is proposed for compensating rapid and chaotic changes in the polarization states of single photons induced by electromagnetic fields on a multi-core fiber telecommunication cable. The proposed approach is based on measuring polarization distortions of a classical communication channel in one of the multi-core fiber cores and compensating for these distortions in a quantum channel within the time interval established using a delay line through which the multi-core fiber cores with implemented quantum communication channels are connected. The need for careful stabilization of the characteristics of a polarization distortion compensation system, which will be connected immediately after mating the multi-core fiber with a conventional single-mode fiber (at constant temperature and without strong external fields) is demonstrated.