Testing of a four-channel Stokes polarimeter performance for intrusion detection in QKD systems

• Autorzy: Pawlikowska Estera , Życzkowski Marek , Pakuła Anna , Marć Paweł

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DOI

10.24425/opelre.2025.153182

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The most mature quantum key distribution systems available on the market is the class of prepare-and-measure systems which are vulnerable to eavesdropping attacks. Therefore, monitoring optical properties of such a system should be enhanced. This paper presents a measurement methodology, characterisation, and testing of a four-channel Stokes polarimeter implemented into the send-and-return quantum key distribution system with faint pulses. The developed polarimetric setup is a complete amplitude-division Stokes polarimeter, the main objective of which is to define changes in the polarization state of light pulses. The measurement method is based on intensity measurements of four selected polarization components. The four-channel Stokes polarimeter was characterised and its performance was compared with a commercial instrument. At this stage of the polarimeter development, different signal processing paths were proposed. The influence of fibre infringement was observed as a rapidly changing polarisation state and, as a result, intrusion threshold levels were determined for the analysed signals for the quantum key distribution fibre-optic link tested.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

quantum key distribution; Stokes polarimeter; polarimetric sensor; fibre violation

• Wydawca: Stowarzyszenie Elektryków Polskich ; Polska Akademia Nauk ; Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna im. Jarosława Dąbrowskiego
• Czasopismo: Opto-Electronics Review
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Vol. 33, No. 1
• Strony: art. no. e153182
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 36 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Pawlikowska Estera

• Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, ul. gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2616-5722

autor

Życzkowski Marek

• Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, ul. gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2116-6969

autor

Pakuła Anna

• Institute of Micromechanics and Photonics, Warsaw University of Technology, ul. św. Andrzeja Boboli 8, 02-525 Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1692-5185

autor

Marć Paweł

• Faculty of Advanced Technologies and Chemistry, Military University of Technology, ul. gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7328-0088

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Uwagi

1. Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025).

2. This project has received funding from the research and innovation program of the National Center for Research and Development under a grant agreement of DOB SZAFIR/01/A/023/01/2020.