Space-to-ground quantum-communication using an optical ground station: A feasibility study

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5551, Issue , 2004, Pages 113-120

  Villoresi, P ^a,b   Tamburini, F ^a   Aspelmeyer, M ^c   Jennewein, T ^d   Ursin, R ^c   Pernechele, C ^e   Bianco, G ^f   Zeilinger, A ^d,e   Barbieri, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b INFM LUXOR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

^e INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^f ASI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Optical Communication; Quantum Communication; Quantum Cryptography; Satellite Laser Ranging; Space Technologies

Indexed keywords

LASERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PHOTONS; Q SWITCHING; QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY; SATELLITES;

QUANTUM COMMUNICATION; SATELLITE LASER RANGING; SINGLE PHOTON RECEPTION; SPACE TECHNOLOGIES;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 14944385515     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.564296     Document Type: Conference Paper

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