High-dimensional quantum key distribution using orbital angular momentum of single photons from a colloidal quantum dot at room temperature

Halevi, Dotan; Lubotzky, Boaz; Sulimany, Kfir; Bowes, Eric G.; Hollingsworth, Jennifer A.; Bromberg, Yaron; Rapaport, Ronen

doi:10.1364/opticaq.528214

Title: High-dimensional quantum key distribution using orbital angular momentum of single photons from a colloidal quantum dot at room temperature

Journal Article · 14 October 2024 · Optica Quantum

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/opticaq.528214 · OSTI ID:2481563

Halevi, Dotan ^[1]; Lubotzky, Boaz ^[1];

^[1]; Bowes, Eric G. ^[2]; Hollingsworth, Jennifer A. ^[2];

^[1]; Rapaport, Ronen ^[1]

Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem (Israel). Racah Inst. of Physics
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT)

High-dimensional quantum key distribution (HDQKD) is a promising avenue to address the inherent limitations of basic quantum key distribution (QKD) protocols. However, experimental realizations of HDQKD to date have relied on indeterministic photon sources that limit the achievable key rate. In this paper, we demonstrate a full emulation of a HDQKD system using a single colloidal giant quantum dot (gQD) as a deterministic, compact, and room-temperature single-photon source (SPS). We demonstrate a practical protocol by encoding information in a high-dimensional space (d = 3) of the orbital angular momentum of the photons. Our experimental configuration incorporates two spatial light modulators for encoding and decoding the spatial information carried by individual photons. Our experimental demonstration establishes the feasibility of utilizing high radiative quantum yield gQDs as practical SPSs for HDQKD. We also experimentally demonstrate surpassing the traditional d = 2 QKD capacity with comparable error rates, indicating a significant improvement in performance while maintaining reliability.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 2481563

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--24-30557

Journal Information:: Optica Quantum, Journal Name: Optica Quantum Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 2; ISSN 2837-6714

Publisher:: Optica Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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