Past Work

Record-breaking Quantum Cryptography

Acadia Optronics was a pioneer in the field of high speed quantum cryptography. By leveraging our extensive research in high speed networking, we were able to produce a world-record-holding real-time cryptographic system. It provided unprescedented security for defense-related applications by using verifyably-secure Vernam cyphers based upon the principles of quantum mechanics.

• • Two orders of magnitude faster than previous results
• • Clock sychronization at 1.25 Gbps
• • Improved error correction algorithms
• • Real-time secure-channel videoconferencing
• • Scalable to cluster- and blade-computing

Acadia's system featured
on Optics and Photonics News
2004 Year-in-Review Issue.
Preliminary results are discussed in the Optics Express article found here (opens in new window).

This work was sponsored by DARPA's Quantum Information Science and Technology (QuIST) Program and produced in partnership with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

We also designed a next-generation system which promises another order of magnitude improvement over the current results. This system, based upon an AdvancedTCA chassis, is interoperable with deployed fiber and conforms to existing telecommunication standards.

Fiber-Optic Transceivers

Acadia Optronics is developing a new fiber-optic transceiver for 10 Gbps networking up to 10 km. This is based upon a unique vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) design.

Features:

• • New wavelength regions
• • Affordable and modular
• • Extends reach, bandwidth of LAN and enterprise networks

Beta prototype mechanical drawing. Note the similarity to an RJ-45 connector and its user-friendly form factor.	CAD of Acadia’s add-on “RJ-45” card, showing user interface to four 10 Gb/s ports.

Wireless Technology

Acadia Optronics explored wireless sensing and communication in the range of 100 - 500 GHz via generation of carriers via optical heterodyning. This efficient technique has a number of applications in ultra high bandwidth short-range communications and sensing (including imaging and radar).

Software-Defined Radio

Acadia has developed software-defined radios (SDRs) for military/first-responder requirements. SDRs developed by Acadia provide bridging technology to allow otherwise incompatible radios to communicate.

For More Information

For more information about any of these products, please contact info@acadiaoptronics.com.