Influences of mesoscale sandstorm on the quantum satellite communication channel and performance simulation

Abstract

Mesoscale sandstorm is a common form of dust weather in Nevada in the US, the northern part in China, and the Middle East countries in the Asia. To investigate the influence of mesoscale sandstorm on the quantum satellite communication channels, the physical characteristics of the dust storms are analyzed first. According to the diffusion model of mesoscale storms, the relationship between the proposed scale dust features and the degree of quantum entanglement is established then. The effect of dust on properties of the quantum satellite channel is simulated finally. The results show that if the diffusion time for the dust is 12 hours, the dust particle radii are 1 and 25 μm, the entanglement degrees of quantum satellite channels are 0.6 and 0.4, the utilization rates of quantum satellite channels are 0.9 and 0.8, the capacities of quantum satellite channels are 0.95 and 0.8. The characteristic parameters of the quantum channels are closely related to sandstorms. Therefore, in order to improve the reliability of quantum satellite communications, the parameters of quantum satellite channels should be adjusted adaptively.