LEO small satellite QKD downlink performance: QuantSat-PT case study

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2209.10293v1
• Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:08:14 GMT
• Title: LEO small satellite QKD downlink performance: QuantSat-PT case study
• Authors: Vladlen Galetsky, Manfred Niehus
• Abstract summary: We model and simulate the performance of a quantum key distribution (QKD) downlink from a low earth orbit (LEO) small satellite to an optical ground station (OGS) We find a consistent set of values for the performance envelope that resolves ambiguities of mission experimental data.
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• Abstract: In this work, we model and simulate the performance of a quantum key distribution (QKD) downlink from a low earth orbit (LEO) small satellite to an optical ground station (OGS), as integral part of the concept and preliminary design phase of the QuantSat-PT mission. By modelling and simulating in detail downlink transmission channel effects, with emphasis on turbulent and atmospheric losses for BB84 and E91 protocols, we find a consistent set of values for the performance envelope that resolves ambiguities of mission experimental data that had been reported previous to this work. We obtain for the 4-state BB84 protocol a sifted key rate and Quantum Bit Error Rate (QBER) of 32.1 kbit/s and $4\%$, respectively, for zenith at 750 km orbit. For the E91 protocol the Clauser, Horne, Shimony and Holt (CHSH) test was performed resulting in a correlation factor of $S \in[-2.63\pm0.02,-1.91\pm0.03]$ for the mission. The consistency of these results with the state of the art simulators and its relevance on experimental satellite based QKD is discussed.

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