Mesoscopic Quantum Communication via Photon-Number Moments

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.03418v1
• Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:11:11 GMT
• Title: Mesoscopic Quantum Communication via Photon-Number Moments
• Abstract summary: We propose a quantum communication protocol in which information is encoded in the first and second moments of the photon-number distributions of classical optical states.<n>Security relies on the nonclassical photon-number correlations of a twin-beam state transmitted alongside the signal in the quantum channel.
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• Abstract: Mesoscopic optical states are a promising resource for quantum communication, combining robustness against losses with the preservation of genuine quantum features. Here, we propose a quantum communication protocol in which information is encoded in the first and second moments of the photon-number distributions of classical optical states, and then decoded by photon-number-resolving detectors. Security relies on the nonclassical photon-number correlations of a twin-beam state transmitted alongside the signal in the quantum channel, providing an experimentally accessible security witness against both intercept-resend and beam-splitter attacks investigated in this work. Numerical simulations performed in experimentally accessible parameter regimes support the feasibility and security of the proposed communication protocol, yielding nonzero key generation rates under the considered eavesdropping attacks, and motivating its future experimental implementation.

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