Finite-Resource Performance of Small-Satellite-Based Quantum-Key-Distribution Missions

In satellite-based quantum-key-distribution (QKD), the number of secret bits that can be generated in a single satellite pass over the ground station is severely restricted by the pass duration and the free-space optical channel loss. High channel loss may decrease the signal-to-noise ratio due to b...

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Published in:	PRX Quantum
Main Authors:	Tanvirul Islam, Jasminder S. Sidhu, Brendon L. Higgins, Thomas Brougham, Tom Vergoossen, Daniel K.L. Oi, Thomas Jennewein, Alexander Ling
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Physical Society 2024-07-01
Online Access:	http://doi.org/10.1103/PRXQuantum.5.030101