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Building the QEYSSat Mission by Putting Quantum Optics Experiments Into Space

Thomas D. Jennewein

Published Jan 1, 2025• 0 citations
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Abstract

Quantum communication in space allows to bridge large distances and also extend the tests over large distances, and represents an important step towards building a quantum internet. We discuss translating quantum optics experiments from laboratory setups to the upcoming QEYSSat space mission. Full-text article not available; see video presentation

DOI
10.1364/ofc.2025.m1a.2

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