Quantum communication distance record
- Who
- Scientists at University of Padua
- Where
- Not Applicable (University of Padua)
- When
- March 2008
In March 2008 scientists announced they had detected and identified single photons of light bounced off an orbiting satellite some 1,485 km above the Earth. This achievement is a critical step to establishing a space-based quantum communications channel - the holy grail of absolutely secure and uninterceptable digital communications