In a system where a quantum channel and a classical channel are
multiplexed on a single optical transmission line and information is
transmitted from a transmitter to a receiver through the quantum channel,
the classical channel is inhibited from affecting the quantum channel. To
this end, the transmission characteristics of a transmitter-side
wavelength multiplexer/demultiplexer for the classical channel, the
transmission characteristics of a receiver-side wavelength
multiplexer/demultiplexer for the quantum channel, and the optical power
of a light source for the classical channel are designed so that
crosstalk light due to spontaneous emission light and crosstalk light due
to nonlinear optical effects can be suppressed, and the classical channel
does not affect the quantum channel.