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NPJ QUANTUM INFORMATION
卷 7, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
NATURE RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1038/s41534-021-00421-2
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- Italian Space Agency
- project QCommSpaceOne of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) [2017-4-H.0]
- European Union [675662]
- MIUR (Italian Minister for Education) [232/2016]
The envisioned global quantum communication network will connect various nodes through optical fibers or free-space channels. The free-space segment must meet key requirements such as daytime operation and compatibility with existing fiber infrastructure. A prototype utilizing an integrated silicon-photonics chip for daylight quantum key distribution has been successfully tested in an urban setting, showing promise for future satellite missions.
The future envisaged global-scale quantum-communication network will comprise various nodes interconnected via optical fibers or free-space channels, depending on the link distance. The free-space segment of such a network should guarantee certain key requirements, such as daytime operation and the compatibility with the complementary telecom-based fiber infrastructure. In addition, space-to-ground links will require the capability of designing light and compact quantum devices to be placed in orbit. For these reasons, investigating available solutions matching all the above requirements is still necessary. Here we present a full prototype for daylight quantum key distribution at 1550 nm exploiting an integrated silicon-photonics chip as state encoder. We tested our prototype in the urban area of Padua (Italy) over a 145 m-long free-space link, obtaining a quantum bit error rate around 0.5% and an averaged secret key rate of 30 kbps during a whole sunny day (from 11:00 to 20:00). The developed chip represents a cost-effective solution for portable free-space transmitters and a promising resource to design quantum optical payloads for future satellite missions.
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