Numerical characterization of atmospheric effects on an earth-space quantum communication channel

International Journal of Quantum Information

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 241-248

  Antonietti, Nicolo ^a   Mondin, M ^a   Brida, G ^b   Genovese, M ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICERCA METROLOGICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Entangled states; Quantum communication

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); PARTICLE BEAMS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS; EARTH SPACES; ENTANGLED STATE; FREE SPACES; NUMERICAL CHARACTERIZATION; SINGLE PHOTONS;

QUANTUM COMMUNICATION;

EID: 34249283430     PISSN: 02197499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0219749907002694     Document Type: Conference Paper

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