11–14 Oct 2025
Cairo, Egypt
Africa/Cairo timezone

Hybrid Quantum–VLC Systems: A Step Towards Secure and Power-Efficient Wireless Communication

12 Oct 2025, 16:30
30m
Ramses BallRoom (Cairo, Egypt)

Ramses BallRoom

Cairo, Egypt

Speaker

Sara Ahmed (Faculty of Engineering)

Description

Quantum technology is opening new horizons in next-generation wireless communication, with Visible Light Communication (VLC) emerging as a strong candidate to complement and extend traditional systems. While VLC offers high data rates and efficient spectrum utilization, it faces persistent challenges, including security limitations, high Peak-to-Average Power Ratio (PAPR), and LED nonlinearity.

In this work, we propose a Hybrid Quantum–VLC (HQVLC) system that integrates quantum communication principles with the Asymmetrically Clipped Optical OFDM (ASCO-OFDM) modulation scheme. This approach ensures not only secure and robust data transmission, but also high-rate and spectrum-efficient communication. To further optimize performance, we incorporate companding and precoding techniques to mitigate the effects of PAPR and LED nonlinearity, thereby achieving a more power-efficient system.

The result is a VLC framework that delivers both quantum-enhanced security and optimized power efficiency—a dual advantage that positions HQVLC as a promising step towards the future of secure and high-performance wireless communication systems.

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