43 research outputs found
Coexistence of Continuous Variable Quantum Key Distribution and 7 12.5 Gbit/s Classical Channels
We study coexistence of CV-QKD and 7 classical 12.5 Gbit/s on-off keying
channels in WDM transmission over the C-band. We demonstrate key generation
with a distilled secret key rate between 20 to 50 kbit/s in experiments running
continuously over 24 hours.Comment: 2018 IEEE Summer Topicals, paper MD4.
Quantum key distribution with an efficient countermeasure against correlated intensity fluctuations in optical pulses
Quantum key distribution (QKD) allows two distant parties to share secret
keys with the proven security even in the presence of an eavesdropper with
unbounded computational power. Recently, GHz-clock decoy QKD systems have been
realized by employing ultrafast optical communication devices. However,
security loopholes of high-speed systems have not been fully explored yet. Here
we point out a security loophole at the transmitter of the GHz-clock QKD, which
is a common problem in high-speed QKD systems using practical band-width
limited devices. We experimentally observe the inter-pulse intensity
correlation and modulation-pattern dependent intensity deviation in a practical
high-speed QKD system. Such correlation violates the assumption of most
security theories. We also provide its countermeasure which does not require
significant changes of hardware and can generate keys secure over 100 km fiber
transmission. Our countermeasure is simple, effective and applicable to wide
range of high-speed QKD systems, and thus paves the way to realize ultrafast
and security-certified commercial QKD systems
Experimental demonstration of quantum teleportation of a squeezed state
Quantum teleportation of a squeezed state is demonstrated experimentally. Due
to some inevitable losses in experiments, a squeezed vacuum necessarily becomes
a mixed state which is no longer a minimum uncertainty state. We establish an
operational method of evaluation for quantum teleportation of such a state
using fidelity, and discuss the classical limit for the state. The measured
fidelity for the input state is 0.85 0.05 which is higher than the
classical case of 0.730.04. We also verify that the teleportation process
operates properly for the nonclassical state input and its squeezed variance is
certainly transferred through the process. We observe the smaller variance of
the teleported squeezed state than that for the vacuum state input.Comment: 7 pages, 1 new figure, comments adde
Disease-Free Interval Length Correlates to Prognosis of Patients Who Underwent Metastasectomy for Esophageal Lung Metastases
BackgroundPulmonary metastasectomy is a standard method for treatment of selected pulmonary metastases cases. Nevertheless, because prognosis for patients with lung metastases from esophageal cancer who have undergone pulmonary metastasectomy is poor, candidates for this method of treatment are rare. Therefore, the efficacy of surgical treatment for pulmonary metastatic lesions from esophageal cancer has not been thoroughly examined.MethodsBetween March 1984 and May 2006, 57 patients underwent resection of pulmonary metastases from primary esophageal cancer. These cases were registered in the database developed by the Metastatic Lung Tumor Study Group of Japan and were retrospectively reviewed from the registry. After excluding eight cases because of missing information, we reviewed the remaining 49 cases and examined the prognostic factors for pulmonary metastasectomy for metastases from esophageal cancer.ResultsThere were no perioperative deaths. After pulmonary metastasectomy, disease recurred in 16 (33%) of the 49 patients. The overall 5-year survival was 29.6%. Median survival time was 18 months. The survival of patients with a disease-free interval (DFI) less than 12 months was significantly lower than patients with a DFI greater than 12 months. Through multivariate analysis, we identified DFI as a clinical factor significantly related to overall survival (p = 0.04).ConclusionsWe identified that patients with a DFI less than 12 months who underwent pulmonary metastasectomy for metastases from esophageal cancer had a worse prognosis. Pulmonary metastasectomy for esophageal cancer should be considered for selected patients with a DFI ≥12 months
Ultra fast quantum key distribution over a 97 km installed telecom fiber with wavelength-division multiplexing clock synchronization
We demonstrated ultra fast BB84 quantum key distribution (QKD) transmission
at 625 MHz clock rate through a 97 km field-installed fiber using practical
clock synchronization based on wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM). We
succeeded in over-one-hour stable key generation at a high sifted key rate of
2.4 kbps and a low quantum bit error rate (QBER) of 2.9%. The asymptotic secure
key rate was estimated to be 0.78-0.82 kbps from the transmission data with the
decoy method of average photon numbers 0, 0.15, and 0.4 photons/pulse.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures, v2 : We added a comment on the significance of
our work, some minor corrections, and reference
The Japanese space gravitational wave antenna; DECIGO
DECi-hertz Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory (DECIGO) is the future
Japanese space gravitational wave antenna. DECIGO is expected to open a new window of
observation for gravitational wave astronomy especially between 0.1 Hz and 10 Hz, revealing
various mysteries of the universe such as dark energy, formation mechanism of supermassive
black holes, and inflation of the universe. The pre-conceptual design of DECIGO consists of
three drag-free spacecraft, whose relative displacements are measured by a differential Fabry–
Perot Michelson interferometer. We plan to launch two missions, DECIGO pathfinder and pre-
DECIGO first and finally DECIGO in 2024