Guia docente 2023_24 Escuela de Ingeniería de Telecomunicación

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
1.Introduction to satellite quantum communications	1.1 Introduction to the architecture of a space system 1.2 Orbits 1.3 Engineering of systems and space standards
2. Architecture of space systems for quantum communications	2.1 Main architectures for quantum communications 2.2 Integration with the quantum ground network
3. Optical communications through satellite links	3.1 Principles of signal transmission 3.2 Characterisation of the atmospheric channel 3.3 Computation of link budget
4. Subsystems of satellite quantum communications	4.1 Transmitters and optical receptors 4.2 Optical elements 4.3 Telescopes 4.4 Adaptive optics 4.5 Systems for pointing, acquisition and tracking
5. Examples of QKD systems	5.1 Main experimental platforms for satellite QKD 5.2 Use cases