Selective Placement of Hollow-Core Fibers for QKD and Classical Communication Coexistence
Giovanni Simone Sticca, Alessandro Gagliano, Memedhe Ibrahimi, Alberto Gatto, Francesco Musumeci, Massimo Tornatore
arXiv:2605.1072442.5
Predicted impact top 30% in QUANT-PH · last 90 daysOriginality Synthesis-oriented
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For network operators deploying QKD, this provides a cost-effective strategy to mitigate interference with classical signals.
This work shows that selectively upgrading 40% of links with hollow-core fibers in a metro optical network reduces the number of quantum modules needed for QKD-classical coexistence by up to 49%.
We investigate the benefits of partially upgrading optical networks with hollow-core fibers for QKD-classical communication coexistence. Results show that upgrading 40% of links in a metro topology can reduce the number of quantum modules by up to 49%.