Quantum Variational Modulation Classification for Noisy Radio Signals

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Solution Overview

Problem

Processing high-dimensional wireless signals, such as those in wireless communication, is computationally intensive and requires efficient methods to classify modulation types, especially in noisy environments, which existing technologies struggle to address effectively.

Innovation Solution

A quantum modulation classifier using a trained quantum variational classifier with qubits, comprising an embedding stage, variational stage, and measurement stage, with optional preprocessing, to embed and classify modulated radio signals, employing techniques like amplitude or angle embedding and variational layers to enhance classification accuracy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If conventional methods are used to process high-dimensional wireless signals, then the processing can be performed with existing technology, but the computational complexity is high and classification accuracy is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveclassification accuracyVSAvoidcomputational complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces conventional classical computational systems with a quantum computing system that utilizes quantum mechanical principles (superposition and entanglement) to process wireless signals. The quantum variational classifier uses quantum circuits with multiple layers to achieve high-dimensional signal processing with reduced computational complexity compared to classical methods

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transforms the input signal parameters into quantum state parameters through embedding techniques. The classical signal features are mapped to quantum state amplitudes and phases, allowing the quantum system to process the information in a different parameter space that enables more efficient classification

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Measurement precision

If quantum embedding techniques are applied to embed the modulated radio signal, then classification accuracy is improved, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveclassification accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The quantum classification system is divided into distinct functional stages: an embedding stage that maps classical signals to quantum states, a variational stage with multiple layers that processes the quantum information, and a measurement stage that extracts classification results. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The embedding stage performs preliminary transformation of the classical modulated radio signal into a quantum state representation before the main classification processing. This pre-processing in the quantum domain prepares the data in a format that enables more efficient processing by the subsequent quantum variational layers

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12518192B2Quantum modulation classifier system and method
Publication Date: 2026.01.06 QOHERENT INC
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AI summary

A quantum modulation classifier. The quantum modulation classifier includes a trained quantum variational classifier including a plurality of qubits. The quantum variational classifier includes an embedding stage operable to apply a quantum embedding technique to embed a modulated radio signal, a variational stage operable to receive the modulated radio signal from the embedding stage and pass the modulated radio signal through a plurality of variational layers, and a measurement stage operable to receive the modulated radio signal from the variational stage and extract measurement results to classify the modulated radio signal.