SeaQuaKE: Sea-Optimized Quantum Key Exchange

Abstract

This is the 2nd quarterly Technical Progress Report summarizing progress on the Sea-optimized Quantum Key Exchange (SeaQuaKE) project, which is led by Applied Communications Sciences under the ONR Free Space Optical Quantum Key Distribution Special Notice (13-SN-0004 under ONRBAA13-001). In this technical report, we describe details of the hyperentanglement source architecture we propose for use in a maritime quantum communications system, including some of the wavelength-dependent considerations for technologies needed to construct such sources. In addition, we discuss initial simulation results using MODTRAN to model atmospheric transmission loss as a function of wavelength under a range of visibility conditions and aerosol model scenarios.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA608175

Entities

People

  • Paul Toliver

Organizations

  • Applied Communication Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Channel Models
  • Communication Systems
  • Elements
  • Fibers
  • Free-Space Optical Communications
  • Heart Rate
  • Lasers
  • Losses
  • Particle Size
  • Peak Power
  • Quantum Cascade Lasers
  • Quantum Key Distribution
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Transmission Loss
  • Visibility
  • Wave Mixing

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Key Distribution
  • Space