QUBE – Towards Quantum Key Distribution with Small Satellites
Lukas Knips, Michael E. Auer, Adomas Baliuka, Ömer Bayraktar, Peter Freiwang, Matthias Grünefeld, Roland Haber, Norbert M. K. Lemke, Christoph W. Marquardt, Florian Moll, Jonas Pudelko, Benjamin Rödiger, Klaus Schilling, Christopher C. Schmidt, Harald Weinfurter · Quantum 2.0 Conference and Exhibition · 2022
Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) in space will be integral for future quan-tum networks. The space mission QUBE will test novel integrated optics components in a three-unit CubeSat demonstrating an economic route for global-scale QKD.