Title :
Detailed performance analysis of the proposed QEYSSAT quantum receiver satellite
Author :
Higgins, Brendon ; Bourgoin, Jean-Philippe ; Gigov, Nikolay ; Meyer-Scott, Evan ; Yan, Zhizhong ; Jennewein, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Quantum Comput., Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Abstract :
Transmission losses limit quantum key distribution (QKD) to distances of only a few hundred kilometres. We investigate performance aspects of the QEYSSAT proposal to demonstrate global QKD using a microsatellite as a trusted quantum receiver.
Keywords :
optical communication; optical links; optical receivers; quantum cryptography; satellite links; QEYSSAT; QKD; microsatellite; optical link; photonic quantum links; quantum encryption satellite; quantum key distribution; quantum receiver satellite; quantum science satellite; transmission losses; Optical fiber communication; Optical losses; Photonics; Propagation losses; Receivers; Satellites;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
