6 papers
A New Quantum Secure Time Transfer System
Ravi Singh Adhikari, Aman Gupta, Anju Rani +2
High-precision clock synchronization is essential for a wide range of network-distributed applications. In the quantum space, these applications include communication, sensing, and…
Relative Wavefront Errors in Continuous-Variable Quantum Communication
Nathan K. Long, John Wallis, Alex Frost +4
When undertaking continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD) across atmospheric channels, strong classical local oscillators (LOs) are often polarization-multiplexed with…
Stokes Parameters and Dual Classical-Quantum Signaling
Anjali Dhiman, Ziqing Wang, Timothy C. Ralph +2
Catering to emerging satellite-based free-space optical (FSO) communication networks and exploiting polarization encoding via Stokes operators, we propose a novel simultaneous quan…
Enhanced Simultaneous Quantum-Classical Communications Under Composable Security
Nicholas Zaunders, Ziqing Wang, Robert Malaney +2
Simultaneous quantum-classical communications (SQCC) protocols are a family of continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD) protocols which allow for quantum and classical…
Combined Quantum and Post-Quantum Security for Earth-Satellite Channels
Anju Rani, Xiaoyu Ai, Aman Gupta +2
Experimental deployment of quantum communication over Earth-satellite channels opens the way to a secure global quantum Internet. In this work, we present results from a real-time…
Machine Learning for Phase Estimation in Satellite-to-Earth Quantum Communication
Nathan K Long, Robert Malaney, Kenneth J Grant
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…