IP Library Granted Patent US 11,777,614
Granted Patent B2
US 11,777,614 · App. 17/553,413 · Granted Oct 3, 2023

Quantum communication transceiver based on quantum entangled atomic states

Inventor: Darren Scott Hamilton (Castle Rock, CO)
Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
H04B10/70H01Q5/22H01Q13/00H04B10/00H04B10/2575H04B10/503H04B2210/006
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Patent No.
US 11,777,614
App. No.
17/553,413
Granted
Oct 3, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for a Rydberg atom based quantum communications transceiver is provided. The system may include a laser source for generating a photon. The system may also include one or more optical elements to create a pair of entangled photons from a generated photon, wherein the pair of entangled photons comprises a first entangled photon and a second entangled photon. The system may further include a radio-frequency (RF) based element to generate a quantum communication path from the pair of entangled photons by creating two Rydberg atom vapor cells (RAVC) that are entangled such that entangled photons may transfer or communicate their entangled state to Rydberg atoms within the Rydberg atom vapor cells (RAVCs) and form at least one entangled link with the other, the communication path comprising the least one entangled link. The system may also include one or more photon receivers, which may use at least one translation technique, to translate entangled state of each of the Rydberg atom vapor cells (RAVC).

Claims (33)

1. A system, comprising:

a laser source for generating a photon;

one or more optical elements to create a pair of entangled photons from the generated photon;

a radio-frequency (RF) based element to generate a quantum communication path from the pair of entangled photons, wherein the radio-frequency (RF) based element generates the quantum communication path from the pair of entangled photons by creating two Rydberg atom vapor cells (RAVCs) that are entangled using spontaneous parametric down conversion (SPDC), and

wherein the entangled photons transfer or communicate their entangled state to Rydberg atoms within the Rydberg atom vapor cells (RAVCs) and form at least one entangled link with the other, the communication path comprising the least one entangled link; and

one or more photon receivers, using at least one translation technique, to translate entangled state of each of the Rydberg atom vapor cells (RAVCs).

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the laser source comprises at least one of a probe laser or a pump laser.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more optical elements comprises a crystal element made of barium-borate (BBO).

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the pair of entangled photons comprises a first entangled photon and a second entangled photon.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the radio-frequency (RF) based element comprises a radio-frequency (RF) horn.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the translation technique comprises an inverse translation technique.

7. A method of communication using a quantum communication link, comprising:

generating, using a laser source, a photon;

creating, using one or more optical elements, a pair of entangled photons from the generated photon;

generating, using a radio-frequency (RF) based element, a quantum communication path from the pair of entangled photons, wherein the radio-frequency (RF) based element generates the quantum communication path from the pair of entangled photons by creating two Rydberg atom vapor cells (RAVCs) that are entangled using spontaneous parametric down conversion (SPDC), and

wherein the entangled photons transfer or communicate their entangled state to Rydberg atoms within the Rydberg atom vapor cells (RAVCs) and form at least one entangled link with the other, the communication path comprising the least one entangled link; and

using at least one translation technique, by one or more photon receivers, to translate entangled state of each of the Rydberg atom vapor cells (RAVCs) (RAVC).

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the laser source comprises at least one of a probe laser or a pump laser.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the one or more optical elements comprises a crystal element made of barium-borate (BBO).

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the pair of entangled photons comprises a first entangled photon and a second entangled photon.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the radio-frequency (RF) based element comprises a radio-frequency (RF) horn.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the translation technique comprises an inverse translation technique.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having an executable stored thereon, which when executed instructs a processor to:

generate, using a laser source, a photon;

create, using one or more optical elements, a pair of entangled photons from the generated photon;

generate, using a radio-frequency (RF) based element, a quantum communication path from the pair of entangled photons, wherein the radio-frequency (RF) based element generates the quantum communication path from the pair of entangled photons by creating two Rydberg atom vapor cells (RAVCs) that are entangled using spontaneous parametric down conversion SPDC), and

wherein the entangled photons transfer or communicate their entangled state to Rydberg atoms within the Rydberg atom vapor cells (RAVCs) and form at least one entangled link with the other, the communication path comprising the least one entangled link; and

use at least one translation technique, by one or more photon receivers, to translate entangled state of each of the Rydberg atom vapor cells (RAVCs).

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:

the laser source comprises at least one of a probe laser or a pump laser;

the one or more optical elements comprises a crystal element made of barium-borate (BBO);

the radio-frequency (RF) based element comprises a radio-frequency (RF) horn; and

the pair of entangled photons comprises a first entangled photon and a second entangled photon.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2024
From: HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 067407/0281 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2022
From: HAMILTON, DARREN SCOTT
To: HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC
Reel/Frame 059158/0093 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2022
From: HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC
To: U.S. BANK GLOBAL CORPORATE TRUST WEST SIDE FLATS, ST. PAUL
Reel/Frame 058971/0319 →