Integrated Photonics for Quantum Communication on a Cubesat

Pudelko J, Bayraktar Ö, Khan I, Boxleitner W, Petscharnig S, Pacher C, Leuchs G, Marquardt C (2023)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2023

Conference Proceedings Title: 2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)

Event location: München DE

DOI: 10.1109/CLEO/Europe-EQEC57999.2023.10231897

Abstract

The limited range of quantum key distribution (QKD) in fiber based systems led to several projects aiming for the development of a satellite based QKD infrastructure, like the conduction of quantum limited measurements from a geostationary satellite [1] or the MICIUS mission, which impressively demonstrated QKD on a global scale [2]. However, due to the high costs of satellite launches the profitability of commercial systems would benefit dramatically from further reduction in size, weight and power. Photonic integration [3] addresses these points by allowing the integration of all optical components of a QKD system on a photonic integrated circuit (PIC). In this work, we are going to demonstrate building blocks for quantum communication from space based on photonic integration technology by building a payload for the CubeSat mission QUBE [4] consisting of an integrated sender for weak coherent states as well as an integrated Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG).

Authors with CRIS profile

Jonas Pudelko Chair of Optical Quantum Technologies Ömer Bayraktar Chair of Optical Quantum Technologies Gerhard Leuchs Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik (Optik) Christoph Marquardt Chair of Optical Quantum Technologies

Additional Organisation(s)

FAU Profilzentrum Licht.Materie.Quantentechnologien (FAU LMQ)

Involved external institutions

Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts (MPL) / Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light DE Germany (DE) AIT Austrian Institute of Technology AT Austria (AT)

How to cite

APA:

Pudelko, J., Bayraktar, Ö., Khan, I., Boxleitner, W., Petscharnig, S., Pacher, C.,... Marquardt, C. (2023). Integrated Photonics for Quantum Communication on a Cubesat. In 2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC). München, DE.

MLA:

Pudelko, Jonas, et al. "Integrated Photonics for Quantum Communication on a Cubesat." Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC), München 2023.

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