On the Performance of Quantum Key Distribution FSO Systems Under a Generalized Pointing Error Model
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Zhao, Hui
Alouini, Mohamed-Slim

KAUST Department
Communication Theory LabComputer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) Division
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering Program
Office of the VP
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
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2019-07-15Online Publication Date
2019-07-15Print Publication Date
2019Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/656039
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In this letter, the performance of a quantum key distribution (QKD) free-space optical (FSO) system is analyzed while taking a generalized pointing error model into account. More specifically, closed-form expressions for the average received powers at both the legitimate receiver and eavesdropper are derived. In addition, their corresponding asymptotic results valid in the high telescope gain regime are also presented. To capture the secure performance, we also investigate the ratio of received powers at the eavesdropper and at the legitimate receiver. Further, in some special cases, we find the optimal telescope gains for the received powers at both the legitimate receiver and eavesdropper, as well as the power ratio, which is important and useful for a secure QKD FSO system design. Finally, some selected numerical results are presented to illustrate the mathematical formalism and validate the accuracy of the derived analytical expressions.Citation
Zhao, H., & Alouini, M.-S. (2019). On the Performance of Quantum Key Distribution FSO Systems Under a Generalized Pointing Error Model. IEEE Communications Letters, 23(10), 1801–1805. doi:10.1109/lcomm.2019.2929037Sponsors
This work was funded by the office of sponsored research (OSR) at KAUST. The work of H. Zhao was done while he was studying at KAUST.Journal
IEEE Communications LettersAdditional Links
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8764011/authors#authorsae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1109/lcomm.2019.2929037