4 papers
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…
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…
Simple portable quantum key distribution for science outreach
Pedro Neto Mendes, Paulo André, Emmanuel Zambrini Cruzeiro
Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) has become an essential technology in the realm of secure communication, with applications ranging from secure data transmission to quantum networks.…
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…