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Heng WANG1, Yan PAN1, Ting YE1, Yun SHAO1, Li MA1, Mingze WU2, Yaodi PI1, Ao SUN1, Yang LI1, Wei HUANG1, Yichen ZHANG2, Bingjie XU1, *
Science & Technology Review | 2026, 44(11) : 87 - 95
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High−speed multi−carrier continuous variable quantum key distribution within metropolitan areas
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Heng WANG1, Yan PAN1, Ting YE1, Yun SHAO1, Li MA1, Mingze WU2, Yaodi PI1, Ao SUN1, Yang LI1, Wei HUANG1, Yichen ZHANG2, Bingjie XU1, *
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  • 1National Key Laboratory of Security Communication, Institute of Southwestern Communication, Chengdu 610041, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, School of Electronic Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China
Published: 2026-06-13 doi: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2025.04.00141
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Continuous−variable quantum key distribution (CV−QKD) technology has emerged as a pivotal direction in quantum secure communication due to its inherent compatibility with classical optical communication systems and high key rates within metropolitan areas. However, the secret key rates of existing CV−QKD systems remain insufficient to meet the practical requirements of one−time pad encryption within metropolitan areas. This work innovatively integrates orthogonal frequency−division multiplexing (OFDM) technology into CV−QKD systems. We experimentally demonstrated, for the first time, a multi−carrier CV−QKD system operating at a 10 GHz repetition rate. Moreover, this experimental system respectively achieves secret key rates of 1819.32, 1078.48, 374.19, 112.96, and 34.63 Mbps over transmission distances of 5, 10, 25, 50, and 75 km by developing a high−precision dual−stage phase noise compensation algorithm, establishing an excess noise theoretical model, and designing a high−throughput data post−processing scheme. Notably, our work realizes the first instance of Gbps−level secret key rates within 10 km and 100 Mbps−level secret key rates within 50 km for metropolitan−area CV−QKD. Compared to traditional single−carrier CV−QKD system with 10 GHz repetition rate under identical experimental conditions, the multi−carrier key rate gains at different transmission distances can respectively reach 1.09@5 km, 1.10@10 km, 1.13@25 km, 1.54@50 km, and 5.55@75 km. These results confirm that the multi−carrier CV−QKD system scheme can significantly enhance quantum key distribution performance, providing an effective solution for future broadband and long−distance quantum secure communication.

continuous−variable quantum key distribution  /  orthogonal frequency−division multiplexing  /  multi−carrier technology  /  secret key rate  /  excess noise
Heng WANG, Yan PAN, Ting YE, Yun SHAO, Li MA, Mingze WU, Yaodi PI, Ao SUN, Yang LI, Wei HUANG, Yichen ZHANG, Bingjie XU. High−speed multi−carrier continuous variable quantum key distribution within metropolitan areas[J]. Science & Technology Review, 2026 , 44 (11) : 87 -95 . DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2025.04.00141
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doi: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2025.04.00141
  • Receive Date:2025-04-28
  • Online Date:2026-06-23
  • Published:2026-06-13
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  • Received:2025-04-28
  • Revised:2025-12-03
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    1National Key Laboratory of Security Communication, Institute of Southwestern Communication, Chengdu 610041, China
    2State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, School of Electronic Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China
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