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Title: Software-defined Quantum Communication Systems

Abstract

Quantum communication systems harness modern physics through state-of-the-art optical engineering to provide revolutionary capabilities. An important concern for quantum communication engineering is designing and prototyping these systems to prototype proposed capabilities. We apply the paradigm of software-defined communica- tion for engineering quantum communication systems to facilitate rapid prototyping and prototype comparisons. We detail how to decompose quantum communication terminals into functional layers defining hardware, software, and middleware concerns, and we describe how each layer behaves. Using the super-dense coding protocol as a test case, we describe implementations of both the transmitter and receiver, and we present results from numerical simulations of the behavior. We find that while the theoretical benefits of super dense coding are maintained, there is a classical overhead associated with the full implementation.

Authors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. ORNL
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
Work for Others (WFO)
OSTI Identifier:
1150348
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Optical Engineering
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 53; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 0091--3286
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
quantum information; quantum communication; quantum optics

Citation Formats

Humble, Travis S, and Sadlier, Ronald J. Software-defined Quantum Communication Systems. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1117/1.OE.53.8.086103.
Humble, Travis S, & Sadlier, Ronald J. Software-defined Quantum Communication Systems. United States. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.53.8.086103
Humble, Travis S, and Sadlier, Ronald J. 2014. "Software-defined Quantum Communication Systems". United States. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.53.8.086103.
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title = {Software-defined Quantum Communication Systems},
author = {Humble, Travis S and Sadlier, Ronald J},
abstractNote = {Quantum communication systems harness modern physics through state-of-the-art optical engineering to provide revolutionary capabilities. An important concern for quantum communication engineering is designing and prototyping these systems to prototype proposed capabilities. We apply the paradigm of software-defined communica- tion for engineering quantum communication systems to facilitate rapid prototyping and prototype comparisons. We detail how to decompose quantum communication terminals into functional layers defining hardware, software, and middleware concerns, and we describe how each layer behaves. Using the super-dense coding protocol as a test case, we describe implementations of both the transmitter and receiver, and we present results from numerical simulations of the behavior. We find that while the theoretical benefits of super dense coding are maintained, there is a classical overhead associated with the full implementation.},
doi = {10.1117/1.OE.53.8.086103},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1150348}, journal = {Optical Engineering},
issn = {0091--3286},
number = 8,
volume = 53,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}