ENERGY MODEL OF THE QUANTUM BACKBONE NETWORK
Abstract
Already today, quantum communications networks are being actively deployed and created in Russia and around the world, and standards in the field of quantum technologies are being developed. As part of the roadmap for the development of quantum communications in Russia, the length of quantum networks is more than 7 thousand km, and by 2030 it is planned to be more than 15 thousand km. Quantum communications today are, in fact, a technology of quantum key distribution, which is at the stage of intensive scientific research and development. With regard to backbone quantum networks, the technology of secret key distribution requires new approaches to implementation, since the use of equipment from various vendors and the length of fiber-optic communication lines impose surmountable restrictions on the topology of backbone networks. An important aspect in the design of quantum networks is the calculation of losses in optical communication channels. Attenuations introduced by various passive and active elements are usually calculated individually for each section of the network and ultimately form a comprehensive energy model. The article considers several topologies of backbone quantum networks and presents the calculation of optical losses for fiber-optic communication channels of these topologies. In general, a method for detecting an optical signal in quantum communication networks is presented. The purpose of the article is a comparative analysis of energy models of backbone quantum networks and a presentation of a variant of implementing a section of an urban quantum network. The work describes a generalized principle of operation of a quantum key distribution system both in a two-pass version and in a single-pass configuration. The results of the analysis of the energy model and the calculation of average losses in a quantum channel are presented. In conclusion, we propose for consideration a possible variant of the topology of a quantum network.
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