Significant progress has been made in satellite-based quantum key distribution (QKD), and
urgent follow-up work is to explore the optimal solution for building practical quantum …

Laser communications from small satellite platforms empowers the establishment of
quantum key distribution (QKD), relying on quantum superposition states of single photons …

Optical beaconing is an important part of the acquisition, pointing and tracking system
necessary for free-space quantum key distribution (QKD). However, uplink beacon back …

Quantum key distribution (QKD) has gained a lot of attention over the past few years, but the
implementation of quantum security applications is still challenging to accomplish with the …

We present a miniaturized quantum key distribution system, designed to augment the more
mature quantum key distribution systems currently commercially available. Our device is …

Satellite‐based, long‐distance free‐space quantum key distribution has the potential to
realise global quantum secure communication networks. Detecting faint quantum optical …

Current satellite-based quantum key distribution (QKD) is limited to nighttime operations,
and the reliance on microwave communication for key distillation leads to significant delays …

Despite quantum networking concepts, designs, and hardware becoming increasingly
mature, there is no consensus on the optimal wavelength for free-space systems. We …

Global-scale quantum communication networks will require efficient long-distance
distribution of quantum signals. While optical fibre communications are range-limited due to …

Abstract The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Deep Space Quantum Link
mission concept enables a unique set of science experiments by establishing robust …