Applications of single photons to quantum communication and computing

C Couteau, S Barz, T Durt, T Gerrits, J Huwer… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
In the context of quantum technologies, the generation and manipulation of single photons
has become a key element for applications such as quantum communication and quantum …

Progress in satellite quantum key distribution

R Bedington, JM Arrazola, A Ling - npj Quantum Information, 2017 - nature.com
Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a family of protocols for growing a private encryption key
between two parties. Despite much progress, all ground-based QKD approaches have a …

Spontaneous parametric down-conversion

C Couteau - Contemporary Physics, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Spontaneous Parametric Down-Conversion (SPDC), also known as parametric
fluorescence, parametric noise, parametric scattering and all various combinations of the …

[HTML][HTML] Satellite-based communications security: A survey of threats, solutions, and research challenges

P Tedeschi, S Sciancalepore, R Di Pietro - Computer Networks, 2022 - Elsevier
Satellite-based Communication (SATCOM) systems are gaining renewed momentum in
Industry and Academia, thanks to innovative services introduced by leading tech companies …

Airborne demonstration of a quantum key distribution receiver payload

CJ Pugh, S Kaiser, JP Bourgoin, J **… - Quantum Science …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Satellite-based quantum terminals are a feasible way to extend the reach of quantum
communication protocols such as quantum key distribution (QKD) to the global scale. To that …

[PDF][PDF] CubeSat quantum communications mission

DKL Oi, A Ling, G Vallone, P Villoresi… - EPJ Quantum …, 2017 - Springer
Quantum communication is a prime space technology application and offers near-term
possibilities for long-distance quantum key distribution (QKD) and experimental tests of …

Quantum-limited measurements of optical signals from a geostationary satellite

K Günthner, I Khan, D Elser, B Stiller, Ö Bayraktar… - Optica, 2017 - opg.optica.org
The measurement of quantum signals that travel through long distances is fundamentally
and technologically interesting. We present quantum-limited coherent measurements of …

Secret-key provisioning with collaborative routing in partially-trusted-relay-based quantum-key-distribution-secured optical networks

X Yu, Y Liu, X Zou, Y Cao, Y Zhao, A Nag… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) is a promising technology that provides proven
unconditional security based on fundamentals of quantum physics, especially for point-to …

Finite key effects in satellite quantum key distribution

JS Sidhu, T Brougham, D McArthur, RG Pousa… - npj Quantum …, 2022 - nature.com
Global quantum communications will enable long-distance secure data transfer, networked
distributed quantum information processing, and other entanglement-enabled technologies …

Simple quantum key distribution with qubit-based synchronization and a self-compensating polarization encoder

C Agnesi, M Avesani, L Calderaro, A Stanco, G Foletto… - Optica, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Quantum key distribution (QKD) relies on quantum communication to allow distant parties to
share a secure cryptographic key. Widespread adoption of QKD in current …