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. 2021;51(3):1677-1694.
doi: 10.1007/s10686-021-09731-x. Epub 2021 Jun 25.

Quantum technologies in space

Rainer Kaltenbaek  1   2 , Antonio Acin  3   4 , Laszlo Bacsardi  5 , Paolo Bianco  6 , Philippe Bouyer  7 , Eleni Diamanti  8 , Christoph Marquardt  9 , Yasser Omar  10   11   12 , Valerio Pruneri  3   4 , Ernst Rasel  13 , Bernhard Sang  14 , Stephan Seidel  15 , Hendrik Ulbricht  16 , Rupert Ursin  2 , Paolo Villoresi  17   18 , Mathias van den Bossche  19 , Wolf von Klitzing  20 , Hugo Zbinden  21 , Mauro Paternostro  22 , Angelo Bassi  23   24
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Quantum technologies in space

Rainer Kaltenbaek et al. Exp Astron (Dordr). 2021.

Abstract

Recently, the European Commission supported by many European countries has announced large investments towards the commercialization of quantum technology (QT) to address and mitigate some of the biggest challenges facing today's digital era - e.g. secure communication and computing power. For more than two decades the QT community has been working on the development of QTs, which promise landmark breakthroughs leading to commercialization in various areas. The ambitious goals of the QT community and expectations of EU authorities cannot be met solely by individual initiatives of single countries, and therefore, require a combined European effort of large and unprecedented dimensions comparable only to the Galileo or Copernicus programs. Strong international competition calls for a coordinated European effort towards the development of QT in and for space, including research and development of technology in the areas of communication and sensing. Here, we aim at summarizing the state of the art in the development of quantum technologies which have an impact in the field of space applications. Our goal is to outline a complete framework for the design, development, implementation, and exploitation of quantum technology in space.

Keywords: Entanglement; Fundamental tests; Quantum communication; Quantum sensing; Quantum technology.

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