Machine Learning for Phase Estimation in Satellite-to-Earth Quantum Communication

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Autori principali: Long, Nathan K, Malaney, Robert, Grant, Kenneth J
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author Long, Nathan K
Malaney, Robert
Grant, Kenneth J
author_facet Long, Nathan K
Malaney, Robert
Grant, Kenneth J
contents A global continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD) network can be established using a series of satellite-to-Earth channels. Increased performance in such a network is provided by performing coherent measurement of the optical quantum signals using a real local oscillator, calibrated locally by encoding known information on transmitted reference pulses and using signal phase error estimation algorithms. The speed and accuracy of the signal phase error estimation algorithm are vital to practical CV-QKD implementation. Our work provides a framework to analyze long short-term memory neural network (NN) architecture parameterization, with respect to the quantum Cramér-Rao uncertainty bound of the signal phase error estimation, with a focus on reducing the model complexity. More specifically, we demonstrate that signal phase error estimation can be achieved using a low-complexity NN architecture, without significantly sacrificing accuracy. Our results significantly improve the real-time performance of practical CV-QKD systems deployed over satellite-to-Earth channels, thereby contributing to the ongoing development of the Quantum Internet.
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spellingShingle Machine Learning for Phase Estimation in Satellite-to-Earth Quantum Communication
Long, Nathan K
Malaney, Robert
Grant, Kenneth J
Quantum Physics
Artificial Intelligence
Signal Processing
A global continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD) network can be established using a series of satellite-to-Earth channels. Increased performance in such a network is provided by performing coherent measurement of the optical quantum signals using a real local oscillator, calibrated locally by encoding known information on transmitted reference pulses and using signal phase error estimation algorithms. The speed and accuracy of the signal phase error estimation algorithm are vital to practical CV-QKD implementation. Our work provides a framework to analyze long short-term memory neural network (NN) architecture parameterization, with respect to the quantum Cramér-Rao uncertainty bound of the signal phase error estimation, with a focus on reducing the model complexity. More specifically, we demonstrate that signal phase error estimation can be achieved using a low-complexity NN architecture, without significantly sacrificing accuracy. Our results significantly improve the real-time performance of practical CV-QKD systems deployed over satellite-to-Earth channels, thereby contributing to the ongoing development of the Quantum Internet.
title Machine Learning for Phase Estimation in Satellite-to-Earth Quantum Communication
topic Quantum Physics
Artificial Intelligence
Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.09920