Abstract

We propose and experimentally study a novel, to the best of our knowledge, quantum noise stream cipher (QNSC) secure transmission scheme based on the delta-sigma modulation (DSM) technique. The cooperation of the QNSC and DSM mechanisms makes it possible to transmit an ultrahigh-order encrypted signal in the non-return-to-zero (NRZ) on-off keying (OOK) format. The delivery of the NRZ OOK waveform over the fiber link allows us to send and receive signals using digital ports, instead of high-speed and high-resolution digital-to-analog converters (DACs) and analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) in conventional QNSC systems. Meanwhile, clock synchronization can be achieved by using a simple clock data recovery algorithm. The extra clock signal transmission link in conventional QNSC systems is no longer needed. The proposed scheme is also compatible with wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) systems. In this work, 4 × 12.9 Gbit/s plaintext is encrypted to a 65,536-level QNSC signal and then transmitted over a 10-km standard single-mode fiber. The transmitter and receiver are established by commercial 100G QSFP28 optical modules with clock data recovery. This proposed scheme can be easily deployed in commercial systems due to its minimalist implementation architecture and relatively low hardware cost.

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