QKD terminal for Canada’s Quantum Encryption and Science Satellite (QEYSSat)
Hugh Podmore, Ian D’Souza, Jeff Cain, Thomas Jennewein, Brendon L. Higgins, Y. S. Lee, Alexander Koujelev, Danya Hudson, Ashley McColgan
Abstract
Honeywell Aerospace is implementing on behalf of the Canadian Space Agency the Quantum Encryption and Science Satellite (QEYSSat), a Canadian-owned and operated scientific and technology demonstration mission aimed at developing the next-generation of secure communications infrastructure backed by quantum physics. The mission management is led by the Canadian Space Agency and the science is
Topics & Concepts
Quantum key distributionPayload (computing)EncryptionComputer scienceSecure transmissionQuantum cryptographyTelecommunicationsEngineeringElectrical engineeringPhysicsPhotonComputer securityQuantum informationQuantumOpticsNetwork packetQuantum mechanicsQuantum Information and CryptographyQuantum Mechanics and ApplicationsOrbital Angular Momentum in Optics