Software-defined Quantum Communication Systems

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013 · Proceedings of SPIE

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2025165· OSTI ID:1110952

Humble, Travis S ^[1]; Sadlier, Ronald J ^[1]

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1. ORNL

We show how to extend the paradigm of software-defined communication to include quantum communication systems. We introduce the decomposition of a quantum communication terminal into layers separating the concerns of the hardware, software, and middleware. We provide detailed descriptions of how each component operates and we include results of an implementation of the super-dense coding protocol. We argue that the versatility of software-defined quantum communication test beds can be useful for exploring new regimes in communication and rapidly prototyping new systems.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Work for Others (WFO)
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1110952
• Journal Information: Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 8875; ISSN 0277-786X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

quantum information
quantum communication
optics
entanglement
software