Unconditionally secure multiuser quantum key distribution (QKD) over long distance switched telecom fiber networks
will have a revolutionary impact on people's, companies', and governmental exchange of confidential information. We
report five-user QKD over switched fiber networks in both star and tree configurations, using the BB84-protocol with
phase encoding. Both setups implement polarization insensitive phase modulators, necessary for birefringent single
mode fiber networks. In both configurations, for the mean photon number μ=0.1, we have achieved raw rates between
50Hz and 300Hz at distances between 25km to 50km with quantum bit error rates between 1.24% to 5.56%. The
measurements have showed feasibility of multiuser QKD over switched telecom fiber networks, using standard fiber
telecom components.
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