NUMERICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS ON AN EARTH–SPACE QUANTUM COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
Nicolò Antonietti, M. Mondin, G. Brida, Marco Genovese · International Journal of Quantum Information · 2007
Quantum communication in free space is the next challenge of telecommunications. Since we want to determine the outcome of a 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 and discussed.