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19 October 2004 Space-to-ground quantum communication using an optical ground station: a feasibility study
Paolo Villoresi, Fabrizio Tamburini, Markus Aspelmeyer, Thomas Jennewein, Rupert Ursin, Claudio Pernechele, Giuseppe Bianco, Anton Zeilinger, Cesare Barbieri
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Proceedings Volume 5551, Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging II; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.564296
Event: Optical Science and Technology, the SPIE 49th Annual Meeting, 2004, Denver, Colorado, United States
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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 tested using the facilities of the ASI Matera Laser Ranging Observatory (MLRO) and existing geodetic satellites such as Lageos 1 and 2. Specific emphasis is put on the necessary technological modifications of the existing infrastructure to achieve single photon reception from an orbiting satellite.
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Paolo Villoresi, Fabrizio Tamburini, Markus Aspelmeyer, Thomas Jennewein, Rupert Ursin, Claudio Pernechele, Giuseppe Bianco, Anton Zeilinger, and Cesare Barbieri "Space-to-ground quantum communication using an optical ground station: a feasibility study", Proc. SPIE 5551, Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging II, (19 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.564296
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Quantum communications
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