A QUANTUM MIMO ARCHITECTURE FOR ANTENNA WIRELESS DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS

A general theoretical framework for MIMO digital wireless communications is proposed for sending classical M -ary information over quantum states instead of classical electromagnetic waves. The basic theory of quantum MIMO architecture suitable for spatial diversity application is proposed and analyzed. The fundamental design equations are derived and shown to be equivalent to a special constrained nonlinear optimization problem. The main advantage of the MIMO architecture is that it provides new resources for the system designer since using multiple Tx quantum antennas coupled with judicious choice of optimum positions for the multiple Rx quantum measurement operators can enhance the ability to realize quantum communication systems. Therefore, additional degrees of freedom are expected to become available in the proposed quantum MIMO systems. The proposed system is expected to be best physically realized using electromagnetic process in second-quantized (photon) states, ideally coherent or squeezed radiation states.