Advances in space quantum communications

JS Sidhu, SK Joshi, M Gündoğan… - IET Quantum …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Concerted efforts are underway to establish an infrastructure for a global quantum Internet to
realise a spectrum of quantum technologies. This will enable more precise sensors, secure …

A way forward for fundamental physics in space

A Bassi, L Cacciapuoti, S Capozziello, S Dell'Agnello… - npj …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Space-based research can provide a major leap forward in the study of key open
questions in the fundamental physics domain. They include the validity of Einstein's …

Single-photon interference over 8.4 km urban atmosphere: Toward testing quantum effects in curved spacetime with photons

HN Wu, YH Li, B Li, X You, RZ Liu, JG Ren, J Yin… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
The emergence of quantum mechanics and general relativity has transformed our
understanding of the natural world significantly. However, integrating these two theories …

On inference of quantization from gravitationally induced entanglement

V Fragkos, M Kopp, I Pikovski - AVS Quantum Science, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Observable signatures of the quantum nature of gravity at low energies have recently
emerged as a promising new research field. One prominent avenue is to test for …

Towards quantum communication from global navigation satellite system

L Calderaro, C Agnesi, D Dequal… - Quantum Science …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Satellite-based quantum communication (QC) is an invaluable resource for the realization of
a quantum network at the global scale. In this regard, the use of satellites well beyond the …

Time dilation in quantum systems and decoherence

I Pikovski, M Zych, F Costa, Č Brukner - New Journal of Physics, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Both quantum mechanics and general relativity are based on principles that defy our daily
intuitions, such as time dilation, quantum interference and entanglement. Because the …

The deep space quantum link: prospective fundamental physics experiments using long-baseline quantum optics

M Mohageg, L Mazzarella, C Anastopoulos… - EPJ Quantum …, 2022 - epjqt.epj.org
Abstract The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Deep Space Quantum Link
mission concept enables a unique set of science experiments by establishing robust …

General relativistic effects in quantum interference of “clocks”

M Zych, I Pikovski, F Costa… - Journal of Physics …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Quantum mechanics and general relativity have been each successfully tested in numerous
experiments. However, the regime where both theories are jointly required to explain …

Ultracold neutrons in the low curvature limit: Remarks on the post-Newtonian effects

B Koch, E Muñoz, A Santoni - Physical Review D, 2024 - APS
Ultracold neutrons are great experimental tools to explore the gravitational interaction in the
regime of quantized states. From a theoretical perspective, starting from a Dirac equation in …

On free fall of quantum matter

VA Emelyanov - The European Physical Journal C, 2022 - Springer
We propose an approach that allows to systematically take into account gravity in quantum
particle physics. It is based on quantum field theory and the general principle of relativity …