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- the measuring device includes a generation unit that generates first and second optical pulse trains having a constant time interval between light pulses, and a transmission that transmits the first light pulse train to the device under test.
- a calculation unit that calculates the propagation delay amount between the measuring device and the measured device based on the specified unit that specifies the phase amount corresponding to the above, the measured number of optical pulses, and the specified phase amount. And prepare.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a quantum key distribution system according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the quantum signal transmitter and the quantum signal receiver shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the measuring device shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the evaluation unit shown in FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the measuring device of FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the measuring device shown in FIG.
- FIG. 1 schematically shows a configuration example of a quantum key distribution (QKD; Quantum Key Distribution) system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the QKD system 100 includes a transmitting device 110 and a receiving device 120.
- the transmitting device 110 is connected to the receiving device 120 by an optical transmission line 130.
- the optical transmission line 130 may be an optical fiber such as a single mode fiber.
- the optical transmission line 130 may go through an optical fiber network (not shown).
- the transmitting device 110 may be connected to a plurality of receiving devices including the receiving device 120.
- the quantum signal transmitter 112 transmits an optical signal as a quantum signal to the receiving device 120 in order to generate an encryption key shared by the transmitting device 110 and the receiving device 120.
- the measuring device 114 measures the amount of propagation delay between the transmitting device 110 (measuring device 114) and the receiving device 120.
- the amount of propagation delay between the transmitting device 110 and the receiving device 120 indicates the time until the optical signal exits the transmitting device 110 and arrives at the receiving device 120.
- the receiving device 120 is also referred to as a measured device.
- the receiver 120 includes a quantum signal receiver 122, an optical component 124, and a loopback 126.
- the quantum signal receiver 122 receives an optical signal as a quantum signal from the transmitting device 110 in order to generate an encryption key shared by the transmitting device 110 and the receiving device 120.
- Loopback 126 loops back the optical signal.
- the optical signal emitted from the measuring device 114 propagates through the optical transmission line 130 to the receiving device 120, turns back at the loopback 126 of the receiving device 120, and propagates through the optical transmission line 130 to the measuring device 114.
- the quantum signal transmitter 112 includes a light source 202, a modulator 204, an attenuator 206, and a control circuit 208.
- the control circuit 208 controls the light source 202, the modulator 204, and the attenuator 206.
- the attenuator 206 attenuates the optical pulse so that the average number of photons per pulse is less than 1.
- the attenuator 206 sends the attenuated optical pulse to the optical transmission line 130.
- the quantum signal receiver 122 includes an interferometer 252, a detector 262, 264, and a control circuit 266.
- the interferometer 252 is an asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer with a beam splitter 254 and a coupler 256.
- An optical transmission line 130 is connected to the input port of the beam splitter 254.
- the first output port of the beam splitter 254 is connected to the first input port of the coupler 256 by the waveguide 258, and the second output port of the beam splitter 254 is connected to the second input port of the coupler 256 by the waveguide 260. Will be split.
- the optical path length of the waveguide 260 is longer than the optical path length of the waveguide 258.
- the first output port of the coupler 256 is connected to the detector 262 and the second output port of the coupler 256 is connected to the detector 264.
- the beam splitter 254 divides each optical pulse of the optical pulse train incident on the quantum signal receiver 122, guides a part of the optical pulse to the waveguide 258, and guides the rest of the optical pulse to the waveguide 260.
- the beam splitter 254 has a branching ratio of 1: 1.
- the waveguide 260 delays the optical pulse by a predetermined delay time with respect to the optical pulse moving on the waveguide 258.
- the predetermined delay time is equal to the time interval between pulses.
- the coupler 256 undulates the optical pulse train moving on the waveguide 258 and the optical pulse train moving on the waveguide 260. Adjacent optical pulses interfere with the coupler 256, and as a result of the interference, photons are detected by either the detectors 262 or 264. For example, if the phase difference between adjacent pulses is 0, the detector 262 detects photons, and if the phase difference between adjacent pulses is ⁇ , the detector 264 detects photons.
- the detectors 262 and 264 can be single photon detectors such as avalanche photodiodes (APDs).
- APD avalanche photodiodes
- gate operation may be applied to reduce afterpulse noise.
- the gate operation puts the APD in Geiger mode for a short time according to the time when photon detection is predicted.
- the control circuit 266 applies a gate signal to the APD to operate in Geiger mode.
- the propagation delay amount changes due to factors such as a temperature change that occurs in the fiber. Therefore, it is necessary to adjust the timing of the gate signal according to the propagation delay amount.
- the transmitting device 110 and the receiving device 120 generate an encryption key according to the following procedure.
- the quantum signal receiver 122 notifies the quantum signal transmitter 112 of the photon detection time after receiving the optical pulse train. Subsequently, the quantum signal transmitter 112 knows which of the detectors 262 and 264 detected the photon from the notified photon detection time and the phase modulation data. In the quantum signal transmitter 112 and the quantum signal receiver 122, the event in which a photon is detected by the detector 262 is defined as bit “1”, and the event in which a photon is detected by the detector 264 is defined as bit “0”.
- FIG. 3 schematically shows a configuration example of the measuring device 114.
- the quantum signal transmitter 112, the optical component 116, the quantum signal receiver 122, and the optical component 124 are not shown.
- the measuring device 114 includes a generation unit 302, a change unit 304, a transmission unit 306, a reception unit 308, a measurement unit 310, an adjustment unit 312, an evaluation unit 314, a calculation unit 316, and a notification unit 318. ..
- the generation unit 302 is connected to the change unit 304, the measurement unit 310, and the evaluation unit 314 by an optical fiber.
- the changing unit 304 is connected to the transmitting unit 306 by an optical fiber.
- the transmitting unit 306 and the receiving unit 308 correspond to the ports of the measuring device 114 connected to the optical component 116 shown in FIG.
- the receiving unit 308 is connected to the measuring unit 310 and the adjusting unit 312 by an optical fiber.
- a beam splitter is provided after the receiving unit 308, the first output port of the beam splitter is connected to the measuring unit 310, and the second output port of the beam splitter is connected to the adjusting unit 312.
- the adjusting unit 312 is connected to the evaluation unit 314 by an optical fiber.
- the generation unit 302 generates three optical pulse trains in which the time interval between the optical pulses is constant.
- the generator 302 includes a light source and two beam splitters.
- the light source produces light pulses at regular intervals.
- the time interval at which the light source generates an optical pulse is expressed as T P.
- the time interval TP can be, for example, 1 nanosecond.
- an active mode synchronous laser can be used as the light source.
- the active mode synchronous laser is a laser that repeatedly generates and outputs a pulse by synchronizing the optical transmission distance between mirrors and the modulation frequency of an optical pulse and forcibly modulating the light.
- the optical pulse train generated by the light source is split into three by two beam splitters, whereby three optical pulse trains having a constant time interval between light pulses are generated.
- the optical pulse train is synchronously emitted from the generation unit 302.
- the optical pulse trains are supplied to the changing unit 304, the measuring unit 310, and the evaluation unit 314, respectively.
- the light source 202 shown in FIG. 2 may be used as the generation unit 302.
- the optical pulse train heading toward the change unit 304 is also referred to as a target light pulse train, and the light pulse included in the target light pulse train is also referred to as a target light pulse.
- the optical pulse train heading to the evaluation unit 314 is also referred to as a reference light pulse train, and the light pulse included in the reference light pulse train is also referred to as a reference light pulse.
- the change unit 304 may be a encoder that encodes information (“0” or “1”) in an optical pulse. In the method of encoding information into the polarization state of the optical pulse, the change unit 304 modulates the polarization of the target optical pulse. For example, when the generation unit 302 generates an S-polarized light pulse, the change unit 304 modulates the polarization of the target light pulse to P-polarization.
- the change unit 304 adjusts the amplitude of the target light pulse. For example, when the generating unit 302 generates an optical pulse having the first amplitude, the changing unit 304 adjusts the amplitude of the target optical pulse to the second amplitude.
- the second amplitude may be larger or smaller than the first amplitude as long as it is different from the first amplitude.
- the transmitting unit 306 transmits the target optical pulse train that has passed through the changing unit 304 to the receiving device 120.
- the target optical pulse train emitted from the measuring device 114 propagates through the optical transmission line 130 to the receiving device 120, turns back at the loopback 126 of the receiving device 120, and propagates through the optical transmission line 130 to the measuring device 114.
- the receiving unit 308 receives the target light pulse train returning from the receiving device 120, and guides the received target light pulse train to the measuring unit 310 and the adjusting unit 312.
- the measuring unit 310 measures the number of optical pulses transmitted by the transmitting unit 306 from the transmission of the target light pulse with the transmitting unit 306 to the reception of the target light pulse by the receiving unit 308.
- the measuring unit 310 includes a photodetector, and the receiving unit 308 identifies the target light pulse (target light pulse whose characteristics have been changed) that can be identified by the transmitting unit 306 from the time when the photodetector is used.
- the light pulses incident from the generation unit 302 are counted until the time when the possible target light pulse is received.
- the measuring unit 310 may recognize the time when the notification signal is received from the changing unit 304 as the time when the transmitting unit 306 transmits the identifiable target optical pulse.
- the adjusting unit 312 and the evaluation unit 314 correspond to the specific unit 315 that specifies the phase amount corresponding to the phase difference between the target light pulse train and the reference light pulse train received by the receiving unit 308.
- the phase quantity is the time in the range from 0 second to the time TP .
- T D ( ⁇ / 2 ⁇ ) T P.
- the adjusting unit 312 adjusts the phase of the target optical pulse train received by the receiving unit 308.
- the evaluation unit 314 evaluates the correlation between the reference light pulse train and the phase-adjusted target light pulse train.
- the evaluation unit 314 sends a control signal for controlling the phase shift amount to the adjustment unit 312, and the adjustment unit 312 adjusts the phase of the target optical pulse train according to the phase shift amount indicated by the control signal.
- the evaluation unit 314 evaluates the correlation while changing the phase shift amount one after another.
- the evaluation unit 314 specifies the phase shift amount having the highest correlation as the phase amount. In other words, the evaluation unit 314 specifies the phase shift amount as the phase amount when the reference light pulse train and the phase-adjusted target light pulse train are synchronized.
- the evaluation unit 314 may include a coupler for merging a reference light pulse train and a phase-adjusted target light pulse train, and a measuring instrument for measuring the amplitude of the light pulse train obtained by the coupler.
- the highest correlation occurs when the phase of the phase-adjusted target light pulse train matches the phase of the reference light pulse train. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, the optical pulses completely overlap, so that the amplitude becomes maximum.
- the adjusting unit 312 includes a variable delay line and uses the variable delay line to delay the target optical pulse train received by the receiving unit 308.
- the evaluation unit 314 sends a control signal for controlling the delay time to the adjustment unit 312, and the adjustment unit 312 delays the target optical pulse train by the delay time indicated by the control signal.
- the evaluation unit 314 evaluates the correlation while changing the delay time one after another.
- the evaluation unit 314 identifies the delay time at which the correlation is highest.
- the evaluation unit 314 calculates the phase amount from the specified delay time. Specifically, the evaluation unit 314 obtains the phase quantity by subtracting the specified delay time from the time TP .
- the calculation unit 316 calculates the propagation delay amount between the measuring device 114 and the receiving device 120 based on the number of optical pulses measured by the measuring unit 310 and the phase amount specified by the evaluation unit 314.
- the propagation delay amount T between the measuring device 114 and the receiving device 120 is calculated by the following equation (1).
- T ( NP ⁇ T P + T D ) / 2 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ (1)
- N P represents the number of optical pulses measured by the measuring unit 310
- T P represents the interval between the optical pulses
- T D represents the phase amount specified by the evaluation unit 314.
- 2T represents the time required for the optical pulse to reciprocate between the measuring device 114 and the receiving device 120.
- the quantum signal transmitter 112 and the measuring device 114 may emit optical pulse trains at different wavelengths.
- the first wavelength used when transmitting the target optical pulse train to the receiving device 120 may be different from the second wavelength used when transmitting the quantum signal to the receiving device 120.
- WDM couplers can be used as the optical components 116, 124.
- the calculation unit 316 corrects the propagation delay amount based on the difference between the first wavelength and the second wavelength. For example, the calculation unit 316 calculates the propagation delay amount T'for the second wavelength by the following equation (2).
- FIG. 5 schematically shows an example of a procedure in which the measuring device 114 measures the propagation delay amount between the measuring device 114 and the receiving device 120 as the measured device.
- the changing unit 304 changes the target light pulse included in the target light pulse train, which is the light pulse train output from the generation unit 302, so that it can be identified. For example, the changing unit 304 adjusts the amplitude of the target light pulse. For example, the generating unit 302 generates an optical pulse having the first amplitude, and the changing unit 304 adjusts one of these optical pulses to the second amplitude. The change unit 304 notifies the measurement unit 310 that the amplitude adjustment has been performed.
- step S503 the transmitting unit 306 transmits the target optical pulse train that has passed through the changing unit 304 to the receiving device 120.
- step S504 the receiving unit 308 receives the target optical pulse train returning from the receiving device 120.
- the specifying unit 315 specifies the phase amount corresponding to the phase difference between the target light pulse train and the reference light pulse train received by the receiving unit 308.
- the adjusting unit 312 adjusts the phase of the target optical pulse train received by the receiving unit 308 according to the phase shift amount indicated by the control signal received from the evaluation unit 314.
- the evaluation unit 314 evaluates the correlation between the reference light pulse train and the phase-adjusted target light pulse train.
- the evaluation unit 314 specifies the phase shift amount having the highest correlation as the phase amount.
- step S507 the calculation unit 316 calculates the propagation delay amount between the measuring device 114 and the receiving device 120 based on the number of optical pulses obtained by the measuring unit 310 and the phase amount specified by the specifying unit 315. do. For example, the calculation unit 316 calculates the propagation delay amount according to the above-mentioned equation (1).
- the processor 602 includes a general-purpose circuit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit).
- the RAM 604 is used by the processor 602 as a working memory.
- RAM 604 includes volatile memory such as SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory).
- the program memory 606 stores a program executed by the processor 602 such as a propagation delay amount measuring program.
- the program contains computer executable instructions.
- a ROM Read-Only Memory
- the processor 602 expands the program stored in the program memory 606 into the RAM 604, interprets and executes the program.
- the processor 602 is made to perform the control of the optical circuit 608 and the communication interface 610 and the processing described with respect to the calculation unit 316.
- the control of the optical circuit 608 includes the generation of a control signal for controlling the phase shift amount.
- At least a part of the processing including the control of the optical circuit 608 and the communication interface 610 and the processing described with respect to the calculation unit 316 is carried out by a dedicated circuit such as FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) or ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit). May be good.
- a dedicated circuit such as FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) or ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit). May be good.
- the propagation delay amount between the measuring device 114 and the receiving device 120 is calculated.
- the propagation delay amount can be measured on the transmission device 110 side. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a device such as a measuring instrument in the receiving device 120.
- the receiving device 120 can be simplified. This enables the miniaturization of the receiving device 120.
- the simplification of the receiving device is effective in reducing the cost of the entire system.
- the measuring device 114 may change at least one target light pulse to be identifiable, and transmit a target light pulse train including the changed target light pulse to the receiving device 120.
- the measuring device 114 may encode the information into at least one target light pulse.
- the measuring device 114 may adjust the amplitude of at least one target light pulse. By changing at least one target optical pulse identifiable, it becomes easy to determine the period for measuring the number of optical pulses.
- the measuring device 114 adjusts the phase of the received target light pulse train, and evaluates the correlation between the phase-adjusted target light pulse train and the reference light pulse train.
- the measuring device 114 specifies the phase shift amount having the highest correlation as the phase amount. This makes it possible to accurately measure the amount of propagation delay.
- the measuring device 114 has a first wavelength and a first wavelength when the first wavelength used when transmitting the target optical pulse train to the receiving device 120 is different from the second wavelength used when transmitting the quantum signal to the receiving device 120.
- the propagation delay amount is corrected based on the difference from the wavelength of 2. Thereby, the time required for the quantum signal to leave the transmitting device 110 and arrive at the receiving device 120 can be accurately measured.
- the adjusting unit 312 is provided between the receiving unit 308 and the evaluation unit 314.
- the adjusting unit 312 may be provided between the generating unit 302 and the evaluation unit 314. In this case, the adjusting unit 312 adjusts the phase of the reference optical pulse train from the generating unit 302 to the evaluation unit 314.
- the generation unit 302 generates three optical pulse trains.
- the generator 302 may generate two optical pulse trains, i.e., a reference light pulse train and a target light pulse train.
- a beam splitter may be provided between the changing unit 304 and the transmitting unit 306, and the beam splitter may generate an optical pulse train supplied to the measuring unit 310.
- the changed part 304 may be deleted.
- the measuring unit 310 receives light incident from the generating unit 302 from the timing when the generating unit 302 starts outputting the optical pulse train to the timing when the measuring unit 310 receives the first optical pulse via the receiving unit 308. You may count the pulses.
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T=(NP・TP+TD)/2 ・・・(1)
ここで、NPは計測部310により計測された光パルス数を表し、TPは光パルス間の間隔を表し、TDは評価部314により特定された位相量を表す。2Tは、光パルスが測定装置114と受信装置120との間を往復するのに要する時間を表す。
T′=T+ΔT
=T+(D×Δλ×L) ・・・(2)
ここで、ΔTは伝搬遅延差を表し、Dは光伝送路130として使用される光ファイバの波長分散を表し、Δλは波長差を表し、Lは光伝送路130の距離を表す。波長差Δλは第1の波長から第2の波長を引いた値である。光ファイバの波長分散Dは、光ファイバの構造及び材料に起因する分散量の合計値で定まる値である。波長分散Dの単位としては、通常“ps/nm/km”が用いられる。これは、光波が1km伝搬したときに、波長が1nm異なる成分間に生じる群遅延時間差(ps)という意味である。例えば、一般的に使用される光ファイバの1種であるシングルモードファイバにおいては、伝搬ロスが最も小さい1.55μm付近の波長における波長分散Dは17ps/nm/km程度であることが知られている。通知部318は、補正により得られた伝搬遅延量T′を受信装置120に通知する。
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- 光パルス間の時間間隔が一定である第1及び第2の光パルス列を生成する生成部と、
前記第1の光パルス列を被測定装置に送信する送信部と、
前記被測定装置から戻ってくる前記第1の光パルス列を受信する受信部と、
前記送信部が前記第1の光パルス列に含まれる光パルスを送信してから前記受信部が前記光パルスを受信するまでに前記送信部が送信した光パルス数を計測する計測部と、
前記受信された第1の光パルス列と前記第2の光パルス列との間の位相差に対応する位相量を特定する特定部と、
前記計測された光パルス数と前記特定された位相量とに基づいて、測定装置と前記被測定装置との間の伝搬遅延量を算出する算出部と、
を備える測定装置。 - 前記光パルスを識別可能に変更する変更部をさらに備え、
前記送信部は、識別可能に変更された前記光パルスを含む前記第1の光パルス列を前記被測定装置に送信する、
請求項1に記載の測定装置。 - 前記変更部は、前記光パルスに情報を符号化する、
請求項2に記載の測定装置。 - 前記変更部は、前記光パルスの振幅を調整する、
請求項2に記載の測定装置。 - 前記特定部は、
前記受信された第1の光パルス列と前記第2の光パルス列との一方である第3の光パルス列の位相を調整する調整部と、
前記位相が調整された前記第3の光パルス列と前記受信された第1の光パルス列と前記第2の光パルス列との他方である第4の光パルス列との相関性を評価する評価部と、
を備え、
前記特定部は、前記相関性が最も高くなるときに前記調整部が前記第3の光パルス列に適用した位相シフト量を前記位相量として特定する、
請求項1乃至4のいずれか1項に記載の測定装置。 - 前記算出された伝搬遅延量を前記被測定装置に通知する通知部をさらに備える、
請求項1乃至5のいずれか1項に記載の測定装置。 - 前記算出部は、前記第1の光パルス列を前記被測定装置に伝送する際に用いる第1の波長が量子信号を前記被測定装置に伝送する際に用いる第2の波長と異なる場合に、前記第1の波長と前記第2の波長との差に基づいて前記伝搬遅延量を補正する、
請求項1乃至6のいずれか1項に記載の測定装置。 - 測定装置により実行される測定方法であって、
光パルス間の時間間隔が一定である第1及び第2の光パルス列を生成することと、
前記第1の光パルス列を被測定装置に送信することと、
前記被測定装置から戻ってくる前記第1の光パルス列を受信することと、
前記測定装置が前記第1の光パルス列に含まれる光パルスを送信してから前記測定装置が前記光パルスを受信するまでに前記測定装置が送信した光パルス数を計測することと、
前記受信された第1の光パルス列と前記第2の光パルス列との間の位相差に対応する位相量を特定することと、
前記計測された光パルス数と前記特定された位相量とに基づいて、前記測定装置と前記被測定装置との間の伝搬遅延量を算出することと、
を備える測定方法。
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