Space-to-ground quantum-communication using an optical ground station: A feasibility study
- Author(s)
- Paolo Villoresi, F Tamburini, Markus Aspelmeyer, Thomas Jennewein, Rupert Ursin, Claudio Pernechele, G Bianco, Anton Zeilinger, Cesare Barbieri
- Abstract
We have tested the experimental prerequisites for a Space-to-Ground quantum communication link between satellites and an optical ground station. The feasibility of our ideas is being assessed using the facilities of the ASI Matera Laser Ranging Observatory (MLRO). Specific emphasis is put on the necessary technological modifications of the existing infrastructure to achieve single photon reception from an orbiting satellite.
- Organisation(s)
- External organisation(s)
- University of Padova, Matera Space Geodesy Center, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (ÖAW)
- Pages
- 113-120
- No. of pages
- 8
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1117/12.564296
- Publication date
- 2004
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 103026 Quantum optics
- Portal url
- https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/en/publications/spacetoground-quantumcommunication-using-an-optical-ground-station-a-feasibility-study(89f9517f-bb98-49dc-be13-7ccb6b12d13e).html