The trans-media transmission of quantum pulse is one of means of free-space transmission which can be applied in continuous-variable quantum key distribution(CVQKD)system.In traditional implementations for atmospheric...The trans-media transmission of quantum pulse is one of means of free-space transmission which can be applied in continuous-variable quantum key distribution(CVQKD)system.In traditional implementations for atmospheric channels,the 1500-to-1600-nm pulse is regarded as an ideal quantum pulse carrier.However,the underwater transmission of this pulses tends to suffer from severe attenuation,which inevitably deteriorates the security of the whole CVQKD system.In this paper,we propose an alternative scheme for implementations of CVQKD over satellite-to-submarine channels.We estimate the parameters of the trans-media channels,involving atmosphere,sea surface and seawater and find that the shortwave infrared performs well in the above channels.The 450-nm pulse is used for generations of quantum signal carriers to accomplish quantum communications through atmosphere,sea surface and seawater channels.Numerical simulations show that the proposed scheme can achieve the transmission distance of 600 km.In addition,we demonstrate that non-Gaussian operations can further lengthen its maximal transmission distance,which contributes to the establishment of practical global quantum networks.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.62101180 and 61871407)the Key R&D Program of Hunan Province(Grant No.2022GK2016)+1 种基金the State Key Laboratory of High Performance Computing,National University of Defense Technology(Grant No.202101-25)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.531118010371)。
文摘The trans-media transmission of quantum pulse is one of means of free-space transmission which can be applied in continuous-variable quantum key distribution(CVQKD)system.In traditional implementations for atmospheric channels,the 1500-to-1600-nm pulse is regarded as an ideal quantum pulse carrier.However,the underwater transmission of this pulses tends to suffer from severe attenuation,which inevitably deteriorates the security of the whole CVQKD system.In this paper,we propose an alternative scheme for implementations of CVQKD over satellite-to-submarine channels.We estimate the parameters of the trans-media channels,involving atmosphere,sea surface and seawater and find that the shortwave infrared performs well in the above channels.The 450-nm pulse is used for generations of quantum signal carriers to accomplish quantum communications through atmosphere,sea surface and seawater channels.Numerical simulations show that the proposed scheme can achieve the transmission distance of 600 km.In addition,we demonstrate that non-Gaussian operations can further lengthen its maximal transmission distance,which contributes to the establishment of practical global quantum networks.
