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| author | Conrad, Andrew Cochran, Roderick Sanchez-Rosales, Daniel Isaac, Samantha Javid, Timur Rezaei, Tahereh Schroeder, A. J. Golba, Grzegorz Gutha, Akash Wilens, Brian Herndon, Kyle Hill, Alex Chapman, Joseph Call, Ian Szabo, Joseph Corrigan, Aodhan Kamin, Lars Lütkenhaus, Norbert Gauthier, Daniel J. Kwiat, Paul G. |
| author_facet | Conrad, Andrew Cochran, Roderick Sanchez-Rosales, Daniel Isaac, Samantha Javid, Timur Rezaei, Tahereh Schroeder, A. J. Golba, Grzegorz Gutha, Akash Wilens, Brian Herndon, Kyle Hill, Alex Chapman, Joseph Call, Ian Szabo, Joseph Corrigan, Aodhan Kamin, Lars Lütkenhaus, Norbert Gauthier, Daniel J. Kwiat, Paul G. |
| contents | Quantum key distribution is a point-to-point communication protocol that leverages quantum mechanics to enable secure information exchange. Commonly, the transmitter and receiver stations are at fixed locations, and the single-photon quantum states are transmitted over fiber or free space. Here, we describe a modular, platform-agnostic, quantum key distribution transmitter and receiver with reduced size, weight, and power consumption to realize a mobile quantum communication system. We deploy the system on different moving platforms, demonstrating drone-to-drone, drone-to-vehicle, and vehicle-to-vehicle quantum communication, achieving secure key rates in the finite-key regime in the range of 1.6 - 20 kbps. To prove the security of the system, we develop advanced physics models of the devices that account for non-ideal behaviors that are of greater importance in mobile platforms. The modular system can be easily upgraded to include sources of entangled photonic quantum states, which will find application in future quantum networks. |
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| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | Drone- and Vehicle-Based Quantum Key Distribution Conrad, Andrew Cochran, Roderick Sanchez-Rosales, Daniel Isaac, Samantha Javid, Timur Rezaei, Tahereh Schroeder, A. J. Golba, Grzegorz Gutha, Akash Wilens, Brian Herndon, Kyle Hill, Alex Chapman, Joseph Call, Ian Szabo, Joseph Corrigan, Aodhan Kamin, Lars Lütkenhaus, Norbert Gauthier, Daniel J. Kwiat, Paul G. Quantum Physics Quantum key distribution is a point-to-point communication protocol that leverages quantum mechanics to enable secure information exchange. Commonly, the transmitter and receiver stations are at fixed locations, and the single-photon quantum states are transmitted over fiber or free space. Here, we describe a modular, platform-agnostic, quantum key distribution transmitter and receiver with reduced size, weight, and power consumption to realize a mobile quantum communication system. We deploy the system on different moving platforms, demonstrating drone-to-drone, drone-to-vehicle, and vehicle-to-vehicle quantum communication, achieving secure key rates in the finite-key regime in the range of 1.6 - 20 kbps. To prove the security of the system, we develop advanced physics models of the devices that account for non-ideal behaviors that are of greater importance in mobile platforms. The modular system can be easily upgraded to include sources of entangled photonic quantum states, which will find application in future quantum networks. |
| title | Drone- and Vehicle-Based Quantum Key Distribution |
| topic | Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.17587 |