Daylight quantum keyless private communication for free-space links

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.03527v1
• Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:58:02 GMT
• Title: Daylight quantum keyless private communication for free-space links
• Abstract summary: Quantum keyless private communication (QKPC) is a quantum communication protocol that enables information-theoretic security.<n>This work demonstrates the feasibility of practical and scalable quantum communication over high-noise daylight links.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Quantum key distribution (QKD) is the most established approach in quantum communication. However, long-distance free-space implementations, particularly satellite links, remain challenging, especially during the day due to daylight background noise. Quantum keyless private communication (QKPC) is a quantum communication protocol that enables information-theoretic security with simpler system requirements, improved robustness against noise, and without the need for secret key distribution. QKPC and QKD are complementary, with QKPC enabling free-space links where QKD is impractical, while QKD provides channel monitoring for applications that require eavesdropping detection. Here, we report a complete implementation of QKPC in a daylight free-space experiment over a 90 m rooftop link, using an experimentally simple setup. Our demonstration includes all stages of the protocol, from encoding and synchronization to message decoding, operates entirely without auxiliary classical synchronization channels, and is implemented offline through post-processing. This work demonstrates the feasibility of practical and scalable quantum communication over high-noise daylight links and highlights the potential of QKPC as a complementary solution to QKD for future ground-based and space-based communication systems.

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