a Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871 Japan
b NTT Basic Research Laboratories, NTT Corporation, 3-1 Morinosato Wakamiya, 243-0198 Japan
c CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama
Abstract:
We quantitatively estimate the effect of spontaneous Raman scattering on a quantum channel wavelength-multiplexed with a classical channel. Based on an experiment that measured the generation power of spontaneous Raman scattering in a fiber, the performance of wavelength-multiplexed quantum key distribution (QKD) systems using the differential-phase-shift protocol is evaluated for various system conditions.