3 papers
quant-ph2016
Generation and analysis of correlated pairs of photons on board a nanosatellite
Zhongkan Tang, Rakhitha Chandrasekara, Yue Chuan Tan +5
Satellites carrying sources of entangled photons could establish a global quantum network, enabling private encryption keys between any two points on Earth. Despite numerous propos…
physics.ins-det2015
The photon pair source that survived a rocket explosion
Zhongkan Tang, Rakhitha Chandrasekara, Yue Chuan Tan +3
We report on the performance of a compact photon pair source that was recovered intact from a failed space launch. The source had been embedded in a nanosatellite and was designed…
physics.ins-det2015
Deploying quantum light sources on nanosatellites II: lessons and perspectives on CubeSat spacecraft
Robert Bedington, Edward Truong-Cao, Tan Yue Chuan +6
To enable space-based quantum key distribution proposals the Centre for Quantum Technologies is developing a source of entangled photons ruggedized to survive deployment in space a…