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CARAMUEL Phase A

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The final objective of the proposed mission is to develop, manufacture, test and put in operation a Quantum Key Distribution System based on Geostationary Orbit. This system shall be based on a payload that shall fly hosted as secondary payload in the Hispasat’s SPaceQR Satellite.

The quantum communications payload proposed in this mission represents a step beyond the state of the art since it is the first implementation of a quantum key distribution channel from geostationary orbit. This new service will involve the implementation of a complete communications system not currently available that will require the development of new technological elements and the adaptation for its operation in space of technologies such as photon sources, telescopes for optical communications compatible with quantum state transmission or processors for the distillation of quantum keys, as well as a whole new ground segment to control and manage the new quantum key distribution service and its integration into a future European secure quantum communications network.

Publicaciones
Año: 2022
Proceedings
Quantum Key Distribution from a geostationary satellite: Hispasat’s CARAMUEL system feasibility study
Gil Montoro, Juan; González, Félix; Abad, Antonio; Pintó, Pedro; Álvaro, Ángel; Pascual, Luis; Domingo, David; García, Marta; Miravet, Carlos; Campo, Pablo; Alvarez-Herrero, Alberto; Belenger, Tomás; Rodríguez, Luis; Reyes Garcia-Talavera, Marcos; Bermejo, Javier; Marmol, Veronica; Curty, Marcos.
27th Ka and Broadband Communications Conference. Stresa (Italy)
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HISPASAT, S.A. (prime), AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, ALTER TECHNOLOGY TUV NORD SA,CELLNEX TELECOM SA, DAS PHOTONICS SL, GMV AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE SA, INDRA SISTEMAS, SA, INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES (INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FOTONICAS), INSTITUTO DE ASTROFISICA DE CANARIAS,INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNICA AEROESPACIAL ESTEBAN TERRADAS, QUSIDE TECHNOLOGIES SL, SENER AEROESPACIAL SOCIEDAD ANONIMA, TECNOBIT SL, TELEFONICA INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO SA, THALES ALENIA SPACE ESPAÑA SA, UNIVERSIDAD DE VIGO, UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID,

Datos del proyecto

CARAMUEL
European Space Agency
AO/1-12085/20/NL/AF
Investigador principal
Otros participantes ITEFI
Verónica Fernández Mármol (Investigadora principal CSIC)
Pablo Arteaga Díaz
Inicio: 01-02-2022 Finalización: 01-12-2025
GiCSI
Acoustics and Non Destructive Evaluation (DAEND)
  • Environmental Acoustics (GAA)
  • G Carma: Materials Characterization by Non Destructive Evaluation
  • ULAB, Ultrasounds for Liquid Analysis and Bioengineering
Information and Communication Technologies (TIC)
  • Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection Research Group (GiCP)
  • Research group on Cryptology and Information Security (GiCSI)
    • Quantum Communications Laboratory (LCQE)
  • Multichannel Ultrasonic Signal Processing Group (MUSP)
Sensors and Ultrasonic Systems (DSSU)
  • Ultrasonic Systems and Technologies (USTG)
  • Nanosensors and Smart Systems (NoySi)
  • Ultrasonic Resonators for cavitation and micromanipulation (RESULT)
  • Advanced Sensor Technology (SENSAVAN)
  • Quantum Electronics (QE)
Laboratorios
  • Laboratorio de Acústica
  • Laboratorio de Metrología Ultrasónica Médica (LMUM)
  • Laboratorio de Comunicaciones Cuánticas
  • Laboratory for International Collaboration in Advanced Biophotonics Imaging

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