3 papers
quant-ph2026
Daylight quantum keyless private communication for free-space links
Pedro Neto Mendes, Preeti Yadav, Lourenço Sumares +3
Quantum key distribution (QKD) is the most established approach in quantum communication. However, long-distance free-space implementations, particularly satellite links, remain ch…
quant-ph2026
Quantum Keyless Private Communication under intense background noise
Pedro Neto Mendes, Davide Rusca, Hugo Zbinden +1
Quantum key distribution relies on quantum mechanics to securely distribute cryptographic keys, offering security but necessitating complex infrastructure and significant resources…
quant-ph2024
Optical payload design for downlink quantum key distribution and keyless communication using CubeSats
Pedro Neto Mendes, Gonçalo Lobato Teixeira, David Pinho +6
Quantum key distribution is costly and, at the moment, offers low performance in space applications. Other more recent protocols could offer a potential practical solution to this…