Stokes Parameters and Dual Classical-Quantum Signaling

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2508.08630v1
• Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2025 04:35:24 GMT
• Title: Stokes Parameters and Dual Classical-Quantum Signaling
• Authors: Anjali Dhiman, Ziqing Wang, Timothy C. Ralph, Ryan Aguinaldo, Robert Malaney,
• Abstract summary: We propose a novel simultaneous quantum-classical communications protocol.<n>The protocol enables the coexistence of secure quantum communications and high- throughput classical communications.<n>We provide a detailed mathematical formulation of the protocol, along with theoretical and numerical analysis of its performance.
• Score: 0.2982610402087727
• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Catering to emerging satellite-based free-space optical (FSO) communication networks and exploiting polarization encoding via Stokes operators, we propose a novel simultaneous quantum-classical communications (SQCC) protocol. The protocol enables the coexistence of secure quantum communications and high-throughput classical communications with minimal alterations in both the infrastructure and the energy input. Compared to the conventional SQCC protocol, our new approach provides superior practicality in the real world, eliminates the need for a separate local oscillator, and allows for the simple readout of both quantum and classical information using direct detection. The protocol also minimizes the undesirable interplay between the quantum and the classical parts of communication. We provide a detailed mathematical formulation of the protocol, along with theoretical and numerical analysis of its performance, illustrating a promising path to practical and effective realization of combined classical-quantum communications

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