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In the air-water quantum key distribution (QKD), the irregular sea surface has some influence on the photon polarization state. The wind is considered as the main factor causing the irregularity, so the model of irregular sea surface based on the wind speed is adopted. The relationships of the quantum bit error rate with the wind speed and the initial incident angle are simulated. Therefore, the maximum secure transmission depth of QKD is confirmed, and the limitation of the wind speed and the initial incident angle is determined. The simulation results show that when the wind speed and the initial incident angle increase, the performance of QKD will fall down. Under the intercept-resend attack condition, the maximum safe transmission depth of QKD is up to 105 m. To realize safe communications in the safe diving depth of submarines (100 m), the initial incident angle is requested to be not exceeding 26°, and with the initial incident angle increased, the limitation of wind speed is decreased.
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This work has been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.61302099).
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Xu, Hb., Zhou, Yy., Zhou, Xj. et al. Performance analysis of air-water quantum key distribution with an irregular sea surface. Optoelectron. Lett. 14, 216–219 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11801-018-7250-7
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