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| author | Cassina, Silvia Pozzoli, Alex Notarnicola, Michele N. Lamperti, Marco Olivares, Stefano Allevi, Alessia |
| author_facet | Cassina, Silvia Pozzoli, Alex Notarnicola, Michele N. Lamperti, Marco Olivares, Stefano Allevi, Alessia |
| contents | Quantum communication protocols require efficient detection schemes to maximize the information transfer rate between the sender and the receiver. To this aim, we have demonstrated that weak-field receivers, merging wave-like and particle-like features, can be considered as a valid alternative to already existing receivers, such as optical homodyne detection. To better emphasize the potential of our receiver, in this work we consider a proof of concept for quaternary communication based on coherent states with the same amplitude and different phase values. The encoding in phase requires a fine control of phase noise obtained through a feedback system. The results achieved in terms of mutual information and secret key generation rate encourage further increase of the alphabet towards an approximately continuous phase modulation. |
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| publishDate | 2026 |
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| spellingShingle | Evaluating the performance of a weak-field homodyne receiver in quadrature phase-shift keying optical communication Cassina, Silvia Pozzoli, Alex Notarnicola, Michele N. Lamperti, Marco Olivares, Stefano Allevi, Alessia Quantum Physics Quantum communication protocols require efficient detection schemes to maximize the information transfer rate between the sender and the receiver. To this aim, we have demonstrated that weak-field receivers, merging wave-like and particle-like features, can be considered as a valid alternative to already existing receivers, such as optical homodyne detection. To better emphasize the potential of our receiver, in this work we consider a proof of concept for quaternary communication based on coherent states with the same amplitude and different phase values. The encoding in phase requires a fine control of phase noise obtained through a feedback system. The results achieved in terms of mutual information and secret key generation rate encourage further increase of the alphabet towards an approximately continuous phase modulation. |
| title | Evaluating the performance of a weak-field homodyne receiver in quadrature phase-shift keying optical communication |
| topic | Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.08241 |