Spread Photon Transceiver for Quantum Secure Communications

Wesley Webb; Michael S. Bullock; Samuel H. Knarr; Timothy C. Burt; Jim A. Drakes; Saikat Guha; Boulat A. Bash; Victor G. Bucklew

doi:10.1109/MILCOM58377.2023.10356367

Spread Photon Transceiver for Quantum Secure Communications

Wesley Webb, Michael S. Bullock, Samuel H. Knarr, Timothy C. Burt, Jim A. Drakes, Saikat Guha, Boulat A. Bash, Victor G. Bucklew

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Abstract

Quantum communication protocols provide capabilities for private information exchange despite adversarial access to quantum resources. However, existing protocols can be limited by speed, and considerations around their practical implementation. We report on a novel quantum communications protocol, called the spread photon transceiver, which operates on the physical layer of a communications link with a pair of matched receivers, to achieve quantum security. The sensitivity of the matched receiver architecture to experimental error is evaluated. A security analysis of the protocol is conducted, evaluating the private information rate achievable between the intended sender and receiver, assuming a quantum-powerful adversary, with receiver losses reflective of scenarios which may be encountered in a military field environment.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	MILCOM 2023 - 2023 IEEE Military Communications Conference
Subtitle of host publication	Communications Supporting Military Operations in a Contested Environment
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	103-108
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9798350321814
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM58377.2023.10356367
State	Published - 2023
Event	2023 IEEE Military Communications Conference, MILCOM 2023 - Boston, United States Duration: Oct 30 2023 → Nov 3 2023

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Name	MILCOM 2023 - 2023 IEEE Military Communications Conference: Communications Supporting Military Operations in a Contested Environment

Conference

Conference	2023 IEEE Military Communications Conference, MILCOM 2023
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boston
Period	10/30/23 → 11/3/23

Keywords

Quantum communications
physical layer security
quantum data locking
spread photon transceiver

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Artificial Intelligence
Computer Networks and Communications
Signal Processing
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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Webb, W., Bullock, M. S., Knarr, S. H., Burt, T. C., Drakes, J. A., Guha, S., Bash, B. A., & Bucklew, V. G. (2023). Spread Photon Transceiver for Quantum Secure Communications. In MILCOM 2023 - 2023 IEEE Military Communications Conference: Communications Supporting Military Operations in a Contested Environment (pp. 103-108). (MILCOM 2023 - 2023 IEEE Military Communications Conference: Communications Supporting Military Operations in a Contested Environment). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM58377.2023.10356367

Spread Photon Transceiver for Quantum Secure Communications. / Webb, Wesley; Bullock, Michael S.; Knarr, Samuel H. et al.
MILCOM 2023 - 2023 IEEE Military Communications Conference: Communications Supporting Military Operations in a Contested Environment. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. p. 103-108 (MILCOM 2023 - 2023 IEEE Military Communications Conference: Communications Supporting Military Operations in a Contested Environment).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Webb, W, Bullock, MS, Knarr, SH, Burt, TC, Drakes, JA, Guha, S , Bash, BA & Bucklew, VG 2023, Spread Photon Transceiver for Quantum Secure Communications. in MILCOM 2023 - 2023 IEEE Military Communications Conference: Communications Supporting Military Operations in a Contested Environment. MILCOM 2023 - 2023 IEEE Military Communications Conference: Communications Supporting Military Operations in a Contested Environment, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 103-108, 2023 IEEE Military Communications Conference, MILCOM 2023, Boston, United States, 10/30/23. https://doi.org/10.1109/MILCOM58377.2023.10356367

Webb W, Bullock MS, Knarr SH, Burt TC, Drakes JA, Guha S et al. Spread Photon Transceiver for Quantum Secure Communications. In MILCOM 2023 - 2023 IEEE Military Communications Conference: Communications Supporting Military Operations in a Contested Environment. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2023. p. 103-108. (MILCOM 2023 - 2023 IEEE Military Communications Conference: Communications Supporting Military Operations in a Contested Environment). doi: 10.1109/MILCOM58377.2023.10356367

Webb, Wesley ; Bullock, Michael S. ; Knarr, Samuel H. et al. / Spread Photon Transceiver for Quantum Secure Communications. MILCOM 2023 - 2023 IEEE Military Communications Conference: Communications Supporting Military Operations in a Contested Environment. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. pp. 103-108 (MILCOM 2023 - 2023 IEEE Military Communications Conference: Communications Supporting Military Operations in a Contested Environment).

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