Center for Hybrid Communications and Networks
Abstract
The purpose of this project proposal was to acquire several key equipment items, which were critical to establish the proposed Center for Hybrid Communications and Networks related to both classical and quantum channels. The requested items were: (1) four PLUTO-TELCO Phase Only Spatial Light Modulators (SLMs), (2) Tektronix digital real-time oscilloscope, and (3) three single-photon detectors (system model: COUNT-Q - single photon counting modules, 950 nm to 1600 nm).The proposed equipment augment ongoing research activities at the University of Arizona in the areas of intelligent optical aggregation networks, high-rate QKD for marine environment, cognitive hybrid optical-wireless networking (CHOWN), and free-space optical communications. The acquired equipment has enabled us to study the feasibility of future hybrid communication networks and beyond, the OAM-based QKD, as well as to initiate establishment a Center for Hybrid Communications and Networks. We believe that successful experimental demonstrations of our current CHOWN research will be of higher relevance to ongoing DOD efforts to ensure that defense networks sustain high data rates under diverse weather and interference scenarios. On the other hand, our research in high rate multidimensional QKD in a desert environment will enable the increase of data rates for several orders in magnitude.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 08, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1038656
Entities
People
- Ivan B. Djordjevic
Organizations
- University of Arizona