| Autor: |
Tang, Zhongkan, Chandrasekara, Rakhitha, Tan, Yue Chuan, Cheng, Cliff, Sha, Luo, Hiang, Goh Cher, Oi, Daniel, Ling, Alexander |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
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| Zdroj: |
Phys. Rev. Applied 5, 054022 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
Working Paper |
| DOI: |
10.1103/PhysRevApplied.5.054022 |
| Popis: |
Satellites carrying sources of entangled photons could establish a global quantum network, enabling private encryption keys between any two points on Earth. Despite numerous proposals, demonstration of space-based quantum systems has been limited due to the cost of traditional satellites. We are using very small spacecraft to accelerate progress. We report the in-orbit operation of a photon pair source aboard a 1.65 kg nanosatellite and demonstrate pair generation and polarization correlation under space conditions. The in-orbit photon correlations exhibit a contrast of 97+/-2%, matching ground-based tests. This pathfinding mission overcomes the challenge of demonstrating in-orbit performance for the components of future entangled photon experiments. Ongoing operation establishes the in-orbit lifetime of these critical components. More generally, this demonstrates the ability for nanosatellites to enable faster progress in space-based research. |
| Databáze: |
arXiv |
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