The Performance of Satellite-Based Links for Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution

Guoqi Huang; Qin Dong; Wei Cui; Rongzhen Jiao

doi:10.3390/e23081010

Entropy (Aug 2021)

The Performance of Satellite-Based Links for Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution

Guoqi Huang,
Qin Dong,
Wei Cui,
Rongzhen Jiao

Affiliations

Guoqi Huang: School of Science, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China
Qin Dong: School of Science, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China
Wei Cui: School of Science, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China
Rongzhen Jiao: School of Science, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/e23081010
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 23, no. 8
p. 1010

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Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution (MDI-QKD) protocol has high practical value. Satellite-based links are useful to build long-distance quantum communication network. The model of satellite-based links for MDI-QKD was proposed but it lacks practicality. This work further analyzes the performance of it. First, MDI-QKD and satellite-based links model are introduced. Then considering the operation of the satellite the performance of their combination is studied under different weather conditions. The results may provide important references for combination of optical-fiber-based links on the ground and satellite-based links in space, which is helpful for large-scale quantum communication network.

Published in Entropy

ISSN: 1099-4300 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Astronomy: Astrophysics; Science: Physics
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/entropy

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