Preliminary results on numerical characterization of atmospheric effects on an Earth-Space quantum communication channel
Nicolò Antonietti, M. Mondin, G. Brida, Marco Genovese · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2006
Quantum communication in free space is the next challenge of telecommunications. Since we want to determine the outcome of quantum communication by means of single photons, we must understand how a single photon interacts with the atmosphere. In this brief article, some simulation results for realistic and generic atmospheric conditions are reported, a related experiment is considered and its results are described and discussed. Furthermore, the setup of a future experiment, currently under preparation, is described and analyzed.