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A -- Continental -Scale Quantum Key Distribution - DARPA-SN08-21
- Notice Date
- 4/17/2008
- Notice Type
- DARPA-SN08-21
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Contracts Management Office, 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia, 22203-1714
- ZIP Code
- 22203-1714
- Solicitation Number
- DARPA-SN08-21
- Point of Contact
- Matthew D Goodman,, Phone: 571-218-4681, Adel A. Saleh,, Phone: 571-218-4254
- E-Mail Address
-
QKD@darpa.mil, QKD@darpa.mil
- Description
- RFI, SN08-21 Continental-Scale Quantum Key Distribution Responses due: May 30, 2008, 4:00pm EDT; POCs: Dr. Matthew Goodman, DARPA/DSO and Dr. Adel Saleh, DARPA/STO; Email: QKD@darpa.mil COMPLETE SPECIAL NOTICE ATTACHED DESCRIPTION The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is requesting information from Government, academic, and commercial organizations concerning fundamental research in quantum key distribution (QKD) over fiber-optic networks of continental extent. The requested information is sought to determine the state of the art, current capabilities, and future possibilities for continental-scale QKD. No funding has been allocated to this effort at this time. INTRODUCTION Quantum key distribution (QKD) promises to enable the generation of ultra-secure cryptographic keys between pairs of nodes on a fiber-optic network. Implementing QKD over a continental-scale fiber-optic network could result in high pay-off for the Department of Defense (DoD). Recently, QKD has been demonstrated, at rates of the order of tens of secret bits per second, over dedicated optical fibers approximately one to two hundred km in length. Although QKD over such distances represents an impressive achievement, continental-scale fiber-optic networks will require distances that are greater by an order of magnitude. PURPOSE DSO requests information regarding the feasibility of quantum key distribution over a fiber-optic network extending over continental distances. A simplified model of such a network is depicted in Figure 1, featuring network nodes (large dots) connected by 1000-km fiber-optic links. Each fiber-optic link is equipped with quantum repeaters (small dots) located every 100 km. The network nodes – where communications are initiated, received, and switched – are assumed to be located within physically secure sites, whereas the fibers and quantum repeaters are not. COMPLETE SPECIAL NOTICE ATTACHED
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- File Name: COMPLETE SPECIAL NOTICE 08-21 (DARPA-SN08-21.pdf)
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- File Name: COMPLETE SPECIAL NOTICE 08-21 (DARPA-SN08-21.pdf)
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