Transportable ground station for QKD using adaptive optics

Jorge Socas Negrín; Luis Fernando Rodríguez Ramos; Joan Torras; Iciar Montilla; Ángel Alonso; Pablo González de Chaves; Noelia Martínez Rey

doi:10.1117/12.2607603

4 March 2022 Transportable ground station for QKD using adaptive optics

Jorge Socas Negrín, Luis Fernando Rodríguez Ramos, Joan Torras, Iciar Montilla, Ángel Alonso, Pablo González de Chaves, Noelia Martínez Rey

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Proceedings Volume 11993, Free-Space Laser Communications XXXIV; 119930V (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2607603
Event: SPIE LASE, 2022, San Francisco, California, United States

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This article summarizes the results of a system engineering approach to the design of a Transportable Optical Ground Station (TOGS) intended to be used for quantum key distribution in a number of scenarios. Key requirements are listed and a product breakdown is proposed, identifying parts, which are specific to a particular scenario and others, which are common to many of them, and thus will allow their implementation to be shared. We are proposing the use of Adaptive Optics (AO) for compensation of the effects of the atmospheric turbulence, in order to improve the efficiency of the signal coupling to a Single-Mode Fiber.

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Jorge Socas Negrín, Luis Fernando Rodríguez Ramos, Joan Torras, Iciar Montilla, Ángel Alonso, Pablo González de Chaves, and Noelia Martínez Rey "Transportable ground station for QKD using adaptive optics", Proc. SPIE 11993, Free-Space Laser Communications XXXIV, 119930V (4 March 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2607603

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