A Lower Size, Weight Acquisition and Tracking System for Airborne Quantum Communication

• Published in: IEEE photonics journal Vol. 14; no. 6; pp. 1 - 8
• Main Authors: Tu, Chengxiang, Shen, Jiayi, Dai, Jiansheng, Zhang, Liang, Wang, Jianyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Piscataway IEEE 01.12.2022; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Aircraft; Communication; Communications systems; drone; Electro-optical system; Flying platforms; free-space link; Free-space optical communication; Ground stations; Maneuverability; Mirrors; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Prototypes; Quantum cryptography; quantum network; Satellites; Tracking systems; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Vibrations; Weight reduction

The features of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), such as strong manoeuvrability, small size, and light weight, make them considered to participate in free space optical (FSO) quantum communication, becoming an important part of the Space-Air-Ground Integrated Network. However, research reports on sm...