Accurate and Effective Model for Coexistence of Classical and Quantum Signals In Optical Fibers

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.02807v1
• Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2025 08:22:41 GMT
• Title: Accurate and Effective Model for Coexistence of Classical and Quantum Signals In Optical Fibers
• Authors: Lucas Alves Zischler, Çağla Özkan, Tristan Vosshenrich, Qi Wu, Giammarco Di Sciullo, Divya A. Shaji, Chiara Lasagni, Paolo Serena, Alberto Bononi, Amirhossein Ghazisaeidi, Chigo Okonkwo, Antonio Mecozzi, Cristian Antonelli,
• Abstract summary: We discuss the main interference mechanisms in coexistence scenarios and provide a model to quantify their impact on the quantum signal quality.<n>The model accounts for out-of-band non-linear interference effects, namely spontaneous Raman scattering (SpRS) and four-wave-mixing (FWM)<n>Our model reveals that FWM has negligible impact in counter-propagating schemes, but can be relevant in co-propagating schemes under certain scenarios.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: The rising interest in quantum-level communication has resulted in proposals for coexistence schemes with classical signals within the same fiber optic channel, where the most recent proposals leverage novel fibers designed for space-division multiplexing (SDM) transmission. In all cases the large power difference between classical and quantum channels presents challenges for such schemes, as the classical signals generate interfering noise that corrupts the quantum signal. In this work, we discuss the main interference mechanisms in coexistence scenarios and provide a model to quantify their impact on the quantum signal quality. Analytical approximations in the model allow accurate and fast numerical solutions in the millisecond time-scale. The model accounts for out-of-band non-linear interference effects, namely spontaneous Raman scattering (SpRS) and four-wave-mixing (FWM) in both cases of single-mode and SDM fibers with weakly-coupled degenerate mode groups. Rayleigh and SpRS backscattering are considered in counter-propagating scenarios. Since broadband classical transmission is targeted, the model also accounts for the effect of stimulated Raman scattering (SRS)-induced power tilt. Use of the model in sample scenarios indicates that the interference noise power is minimized at the high end of the transmission band in both cases were the quantum is co- and counter-propagating with respect to the classical signals, with a preference of one or the other scheme depending on the link length and quantum signal center frequency. Our model reveals that FWM has negligible impact in counter-propagating schemes, but can be relevant in co-propagating schemes under certain scenarios. Nevertheless, the FWM interference can be mitigated by deallocating the classical signals adjacent to the quantum channel.

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