Parameter analysis and performance simulation of satellite-earth quantum link under the condition of stratus form snowfall

Abstract

In order to study the communication performance and parameter analysis of the satellite-to-earth link of the quantum satellite under the condition of forming snowfall in the stratosphere, firstly, according to the distribution function and extinction characteristics of the concentric spherical ice water condensation nuclei in the stratosphere and the snowfall, according to the Mie theory, the system environment is obtained. The extinction efficiency factor establishes the relationship between the quantum signal transmission distance and link attenuation under different system environmental levels. Further studies have been done to establish the relationship between channel capacity, survival function, bit error rate, transmission distance, and system environment level under the condition of long-distance transmission of optical quantum signals at a moderate proportion of stratus cloud and snowfall. The simulation shows that as the transmission distance and environmental level increase, the link attenuation gradually increases, the channel capacity and survival function are greatly reduced, and the bit error rate increases. Therefore, when performing satellite-to-earth link communication, the relevant parameters of quantum communication should be adjusted adaptively to reduce the influence of snowfall caused by the formation of stratus clouds and improve the transmission performance of quantum communication.