• DocumentCode
    1673379
  • Title

    How to implement decoy-state quantum key distribution for a satellite uplink with 50 dB channel loss

  • Author

    Meyer-Scott, Evan ; Yan, Zhizhong ; MacDonald, Allison ; Bourgoin, Jean-Philippe ; Hübel, Hannes ; Jennewein, Thomas

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. for Quantum Comput., Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate quantum key distribution at total transmission losses up to 57 dB. We show this is sufficient for a satellite uplink, which benefits from the simplicity of the satellite receiver but is experimentally challenging.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre losses; optical links; optical receivers; quantum cryptography; satellite links; channel loss; decoy-state quantum key distribution; satellite receiver; satellite uplink; total transmission losses; Detectors; Optical losses; Photonics; Propagation losses; Quantum computing; Satellites;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326407
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1673379