Accession Number:

ADA616683

Title:

SeaQuaKE: Sea-optimized Quantum Key Exchange

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Feb 2014-Jan 2015

Corporate Author:

APPLIED COMMUNICATION SCIENCES BASKING RIDGE NJ

Personal Author(s):

• Toliver, Paul
• Dailey, James M.

Report Date:

2015-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

28.0

Abstract:

In this report, we summarize the results of our 1-year effort to assess critical wavelength-dependent performance considerations of a free space, maritime quantum communication system utilizing hyperentangled states. Important aspects of the quantum transmitter, quantum channel, and quantum receiver elements are included in our end-to-end systems model. The system performance at a number of infrared transmission windows, ranging from near-to long-wavelength-infrared, was projected under different atmospheric conditions. The results were used to highlight potential operating regions within this broad infrared spectrum where the highest performance of such systems might be achievable.

Descriptors:

• *OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS
• *QUANTUM OPTICS
• ABSORPTION SPECTRA
• ATMOSPHERIC WINDOWS
• COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
• FOUR WAVE MIXING
• FREQUENCY BANDS
• INFRARED SPECTRA
• OPTIMIZATION
• PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
• RADIATION ABSORPTION
• RAMAN SCATTERING
• TRANSMITTER RECEIVERS
• WAVE PROPAGATION

Subject Categories:

• Optics
• Quantum Theory and Relativity
• Non-Radio Communications

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE