Capacity of the Quantum Key Distribution System with Single-Qubit Encoding via Satellite-Mediated Quantum Free-Space Link

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Authors: Zadorin A. S., Kruglov R. S., Razgulyaev S. I., Krakovskiy V. A., Mandel A. E.

Annotation: The model of the quantum key distribution over free-space link has been developed and analyzed. The dependency of the quantum bit error rate on channel attenuation and decision threshold of the receiver has been investigated.

Keywords: quantum key distribution, free-space communication, satellite communication