SeaQuaKE: Sea-optimized Quantum Key Exchange

Abstract

This is the 3rd 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 modeling results of an entangled photon-pair source based on spontaneous four-wave mixing for proposed application in a maritime quantum communications system. In particular, we consider wavelength-dependent performance of such a source taking into account critical material parameters. Furthermore, we extend this to full system modeling that includes not only the wavelength dependencies of the source within the transmitter element but also wavelength-dependent losses based on our previous channel simulations as well as a wavelength-dependent superconducting detector model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA614471

Entities

People

  • Paul Toliver

Organizations

  • Applied Communication Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blackbody Radiation
  • Channel Models
  • Communication Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Fibers
  • Free-Space Optical Communications
  • Materials
  • Optical Communications
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Optics
  • Photonic Crystals
  • Quantum Key Distribution
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Transmitters
  • Wave Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

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