Effects of a nuclear disturbed environment on a quantum free space optical link

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2108.04888v1
• Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2021 19:25:54 GMT
• Title: Effects of a nuclear disturbed environment on a quantum free space optical link
• Authors: David A. Hooper, Brandon A. Wilson, Alexander Miloshevsky, Brian P. Williams, and Nicholas A. Peters
• Abstract summary: This manuscript investigates the potential effect of a nuclear-disturbed atmospheric environment on the signal attenuation of a ground/satellite transmitter/receiver system. Attenuation of a signal transmitted through the rising nuclear cloud and the subsequently transported debris is modeled climatologically for surface-level detonations of 10 kt, 100 kt, and 1 Mt.
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• Abstract: This manuscript investigates the potential effect of a nuclear-disturbed atmospheric environment on the signal attenuation of a ground/satellite transmitter/receiver system for both classical optical and quantum communications applications. Attenuation of a signal transmitted through the rising nuclear cloud and the subsequently transported debris is modeled climatologically for surface-level detonations of 10 kt, 100 kt, and 1 Mt. Attenuation statistics were collected as a function of time after detonation. These loss terms were compared to normal loss sources such as clouds, smoke from fires, and clear sky operation. Finally, the loss was related to the degradation of transmitted entanglement derived from Bayesian mean estimation.

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