Feasibility of satellite quantum key distribution

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Bonato, C ^a   Tomaello, A ^a   Deppo, V Da ^a   Naletto, G ^a   Villoresi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND NOISE; BEAM SPREADING; DECOY STATE; DIFFERENT PROTOCOLS; GROUND STATIONS; KEY GENERATION RATE; LEO SATELLITE; QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION; SIGNAL PROPAGATION; TURBULENT ATMOSPHERE;

ERROR COMPENSATION; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; NETWORK SECURITY; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY;

EID: 66449119929     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/11/4/045017     Document Type: Article

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