Quantum-Amplified Simultaneous Quantum-Classical Communications
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| author | Zaunders, Nicholas Wang, Ziqing Ralph, Timothy C. Aguinaldo, Ryan Malaney, Robert |
| author_facet | Zaunders, Nicholas Wang, Ziqing Ralph, Timothy C. Aguinaldo, Ryan Malaney, Robert |
| contents | Classical free-space optical (FSO) communication promises massive data throughput rates relative to traditional wireless technologies - an attractive outcome now being pursued in the context of satellite-ground, inter-satellite and deep-space communications. The question we investigate here is: how can we minimally alter classical FSO systems, both in infrastructure and in energy input, to provide some element of quantum communication coexisting with classical communications? To address this question, we explore additional Gaussian displacements to classical FSO encoding on the satellite, determining the minimum signal requirements that will meet given specifications on the combined classical and quantum communications throughput. We then investigate whether enhanced quantum-based amplifiers embedded in receivers, which have proven advantageous in standalone quantum communication, can enhance our combined classical-quantum communication throughput. We show how this is indeed the case, but only at the cost of some additional receiver complexity, relative to standalone quantum communications. This additional complexity takes the form of an additional beamsplitter and two heterodyne detectors at the receiver. Our results illustrate a viable pathway to realising quantum communication from classical FSO systems with minimal design changes. |
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| spellingShingle | Quantum-Amplified Simultaneous Quantum-Classical Communications Zaunders, Nicholas Wang, Ziqing Ralph, Timothy C. Aguinaldo, Ryan Malaney, Robert Quantum Physics Classical free-space optical (FSO) communication promises massive data throughput rates relative to traditional wireless technologies - an attractive outcome now being pursued in the context of satellite-ground, inter-satellite and deep-space communications. The question we investigate here is: how can we minimally alter classical FSO systems, both in infrastructure and in energy input, to provide some element of quantum communication coexisting with classical communications? To address this question, we explore additional Gaussian displacements to classical FSO encoding on the satellite, determining the minimum signal requirements that will meet given specifications on the combined classical and quantum communications throughput. We then investigate whether enhanced quantum-based amplifiers embedded in receivers, which have proven advantageous in standalone quantum communication, can enhance our combined classical-quantum communication throughput. We show how this is indeed the case, but only at the cost of some additional receiver complexity, relative to standalone quantum communications. This additional complexity takes the form of an additional beamsplitter and two heterodyne detectors at the receiver. Our results illustrate a viable pathway to realising quantum communication from classical FSO systems with minimal design changes. |
| title | Quantum-Amplified Simultaneous Quantum-Classical Communications |
| topic | Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.09127 |