IACTEC - Free Space Optical Communications

Formación de estrella guía con laser de Sodio para Óptica Adaptativa
Start year
2021
Organizational Unit
IACTEC
Organizing institutions
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)

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Description

The Free Space Optical Communications Group is focused in develop and research of quantum optical communications equipments and implementations,  between buildings, islands or with LEO/GEO satellite. Also exploit Adaptive Optics in quantum optical communications, develop powerful new technologies.  

Our EXPERIENCE is:

- QKD optical ground terminal developments

- Inter-building free space Quantum Communications link

- Performance improvement of free space Quantum Key Distribution with an Adaptive Optic system

- LEO to Ground optical communications link using adaptive optics

- Adaptive Optics experimental platform with laser uplink pre-compensation

 

Orange laser in IAC

 

MISSION:

- To develop desing, simulation and prototype of future quantum cryptography and ligthwave communications systems.

- To promote a strong research collaboration with other international partners

 

 

INSTRUMENTATION & LAB COMPONENTS

INSTRUMENTATION

16Ghz / 4 channels / Real time oscilloscope, optical and electrical spectrum analyser, pulse pattern generation, narrow-linewidth tunable lasers, single-photon avalanche photodetectors, high performance superconducting nanowire detectors, demostrators for Quantum Key Distribution.

MODELLING, DESIGN AND SIMULATION

Custom Matlab algorithms for differents scenarios and optical subsystems.

16Ghz Real time Oscilloscope

 

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Adaptive Optics
Type
IACTec
State
In progress
Adaptive Optics
Research and Development
SEVERO OCHOA
Tenerife Innova_2021

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