Quantum Cryptography Research Platform
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Quantum Cryptography Research Platform
Product Overview
QCRP (Quantum Cryptography Research Platform) is a product dedicated to providing high-speed signal driving and data processing. The QCRP system features a hardware–software co-design, modular control, and a unified operating platform, while supporting a wide range of development environments—including LabVIEW, Python, MATLAB, and C/C++. This allows researchers in quantum cryptography to focus solely on the study of quantum cryptographic protocols, with the QCRP system efficiently handling protocol implementation and data analysis and processing, thereby enabling rapid validation of research objectives. The QCRP-100 model incorporates four core instrument modules for quantum information research: a decoy-state light-source module, an RF amplification module with DC bias, a high-speed clock source, and a high-speed infrared single-photon detector. Each module can be used as a standalone instrument or rapidly integrated into a system configuration, and all modules feature high-precision synchronization. With this platform, users can conveniently conduct research on related QKD systems.
Product Specifications
| Serial Number | module | Performance Parameters |
| 1 | Decoy-state light source | Supports pulse optical output up to 1.25 GHz; Supports adjustable signal-to-noise ratio; Supports adjustable trigger ratio for message-based incentives; |
| 2 | Dual-channel high-speed single-photon detector | Supports dual-channel 1.25 GHz gated-mode detection; Detection efficiency: 20%; Dark count rate: 1.6E-6/gate; Post-pulse probability: 2%; output jitter < 40 ps; The delay adjustment accuracy for the gated signal on each channel is 5 ps. |
| 1 | Embedded Controller | Single-slot AXIe controller module; Processor: Intel Core i5-7442EQ, 2.1 GHz, QM175 chipset; 32GB DDR4 RAM memory; Provides a Gen2 PCIe link to the AXIe backplane, with data transfer bandwidth up to 4 GB/s; the front panel features two USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, and two LAN (10/100/1000) ports. Provides an external 10/100 MHz clock input and outputs a 10/100 MHz synchronous clock. |
| 2 | High-speed light source | Wavelength range: 1550 nm ± 1 nm; Supports pulse operating frequencies from 1 MHz to 1.25 GHz Effective full width at half maximum of the optical pulse: 60 ps ± 5 ps; Trigger signal type: amplitude ±450 mV; Trigger signal physical interface: SMA connector; Standard AXIe board form factor. |
| 3 | High-speed single-photon detector | Supports a dual-channel, fixed-frequency detection frequency of 1.25 GHz; Detection efficiency: 15%–20%; Dark count rate less than 2E-6/Gate; The post-pulse probability is less than 2%; Gate signal type: amplitude ±450 mV; Trigger signal physical interface: SMA connector Detection output signal type: LVTTL level. Standard AXIe board form factor. |
| 4 | Radio Frequency Amplifier Module | Eight RF channels, frequency range 10 MHz–1.25 GHz; The RF section supports both internal and external small-signal amplification and features an adjustable output amplitude ranging from -4 V to 4 V. In RF internal trigger mode, it supports random number output at up to 2.5 Gbps; Each RF channel supports adjustable delay from 0 to 5 ns, with a resolution of 5 ps. Eight bias channel outputs, with adjustable voltage range of -6 V to 6 V per channel; Supports output detection of multiple trigger signals and detect signals during joint debugging of the solution. Standard AXIe board form factor. |
| 5 | High-Speed Clock Source Module | 8-channel signal output; Each channel supports clock frequency outputs ranging from 50 kHz to 2.5 GHz. Channel delay is adjustable from 0 to 5 ns, with a resolution of 5 ps. Output signal jitter is less than 5 ps; Supports both internal chassis reference clocks and external input reference clocks; Standard AXIe board form factor. |
| 7 | QCRP host computer | Unified user interface for all modules; Optional modes include standalone instrument mode and system solution mode; The scheme mode comes with a built-in parameter scanning feature; Supports SDK interface calls from MATLAB, LabVIEW, Python, and other platforms, enabling user-defined secondary development. |
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Attachment or auxiliary device
● Research on the Characteristics of Quantum Optical Devices
● Research on a High-Speed (GHz) Quantum Key Distribution Experimental System
● Research on Quantum Key Distribution Algorithms and Post-Processing
● Implementation and research of various quantum key distribution protocols in practical systems
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