Influence of satellite motion on polarization qubits in a Space-Earth quantum communication link
- Author(s)
- Cristian Bonato, Markus Aspelmeyer, Thomas Jennewein, Claudio Pernechele, Paolo Villoresi, Anton Zeilinger
- Abstract
In a Space quantum-cryptography experiment a satellite pointing system is needed to send single photons emitted by the source on the satellite to the polarization analysis apparatus on Earth. In this paper a simulation is presented regarding how the satellite pointing systems affect the polarization state of the single photons, to help designing a proper compensation system.
- Organisation(s)
- External organisation(s)
- University of Padova, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (ÖAW), INAF - Cagliari, Capoterra (Ca)
- Journal
- Optics Express
- Volume
- 14
- Pages
- 10050-10059
- No. of pages
- 10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.14.010050
- Publication date
- 2006
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 103008 Experimental physics
- Portal url
- https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/en/publications/influence-of-satellite-motion-on-polarization-qubits-in-a-spaceearth-quantum-communication-link(ad08d568-5404-41db-87e5-bf7efae586b3).html