Quantum Algorithms for the Physical Layer: Potential Applications to Physical Layer Security
The field of quantum technologies has garnered considerable interest and witnessed noteworthy progress in recent years. It is also anticipated that these technologies will continue to flourish and exert a considerable influence on society, i.e., a plethora of real-world problems that cannot be solve...
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| description | The field of quantum technologies has garnered considerable interest and witnessed noteworthy progress in recent years. It is also anticipated that these technologies will continue to flourish and exert a considerable influence on society, i.e., a plethora of real-world problems that cannot be solved by classical algorithms are believed to benefit from the implementation of quantum algorithms. Meanwhile, as an alternative to cryptographic methods, physical layer security (PLS) has been extensively studied as a means to realize secure wireless communication that is resistant to attacks by both classical and quantum computers, i.e., quantum-safe. While the prevailing approach to PLS has been based on classical algorithms, this could potentially be accelerated by the application of quantum algorithms. This paper examines the potential applications of various quantum algorithms, including quantum annealing, hybrid quantum-classical algorithms, and Grover-based algorithms, to the the PLS problems. In particular, we begin with a concise overview of their applications to physical layer techniques and then proceed to discuss their use in addressing the challenges of secret message transmission and secret key generation from wireless channels. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5f223689457b46138f6f53c3b4b1915b2025-01-25T00:01:26ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-0113139881400910.1109/ACCESS.2025.352844310838522Quantum Algorithms for the Physical Layer: Potential Applications to Physical Layer SecurityToshiki Matsumine0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9583-8129Hideki Ochiai1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9303-5250Junji Shikata2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2861-359XInstitute of Advanced Sciences, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, JapanGraduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, JapanGraduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, JapanThe field of quantum technologies has garnered considerable interest and witnessed noteworthy progress in recent years. It is also anticipated that these technologies will continue to flourish and exert a considerable influence on society, i.e., a plethora of real-world problems that cannot be solved by classical algorithms are believed to benefit from the implementation of quantum algorithms. Meanwhile, as an alternative to cryptographic methods, physical layer security (PLS) has been extensively studied as a means to realize secure wireless communication that is resistant to attacks by both classical and quantum computers, i.e., quantum-safe. While the prevailing approach to PLS has been based on classical algorithms, this could potentially be accelerated by the application of quantum algorithms. This paper examines the potential applications of various quantum algorithms, including quantum annealing, hybrid quantum-classical algorithms, and Grover-based algorithms, to the the PLS problems. In particular, we begin with a concise overview of their applications to physical layer techniques and then proceed to discuss their use in addressing the challenges of secret message transmission and secret key generation from wireless channels.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10838522/Hybrid quantum-classical algorithmsmulti-input multi-output (MIMO)physical layer security (PLS)quantum algorithmsquantum annealing (QA)quantum approximate optimization algorithm (QAOA) |
| spellingShingle | Toshiki Matsumine Hideki Ochiai Junji Shikata Quantum Algorithms for the Physical Layer: Potential Applications to Physical Layer Security IEEE Access Hybrid quantum-classical algorithms multi-input multi-output (MIMO) physical layer security (PLS) quantum algorithms quantum annealing (QA) quantum approximate optimization algorithm (QAOA) |
| title | Quantum Algorithms for the Physical Layer: Potential Applications to Physical Layer Security |
| title_full | Quantum Algorithms for the Physical Layer: Potential Applications to Physical Layer Security |
| title_fullStr | Quantum Algorithms for the Physical Layer: Potential Applications to Physical Layer Security |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quantum Algorithms for the Physical Layer: Potential Applications to Physical Layer Security |
| title_short | Quantum Algorithms for the Physical Layer: Potential Applications to Physical Layer Security |
| title_sort | quantum algorithms for the physical layer potential applications to physical layer security |
| topic | Hybrid quantum-classical algorithms multi-input multi-output (MIMO) physical layer security (PLS) quantum algorithms quantum annealing (QA) quantum approximate optimization algorithm (QAOA) |
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