Image Transmission Over Quantum Communication Systems With Three‐Qubit Error Correction
Udara Jayasinghe, Prabhath Samarathunga, Thanuj Fernando, Yasith Ganearachchi, Anil Fernando · Electronics Letters · 2025
ABSTRACT Quantum communication offers unparalleled reliability and efficiency, making it a promising solution for high‐quality media transmission. To explore this potential, we propose a quantum communication system for image transmission, addressing the challenges of transmitting high‐quality image data over error‐prone channels. A crucial aspect of advancing this field is quantum channel coding, specific to quantum systems. Therefore, this research evaluates the performance of low‐complex three‐qubit quantum error correction code for image transmission over noisy channels. JPEG and HEIF images are encoded using three‐qubit error correction method and compared to 1/3 rate polar codes with equivalent bandwidth. Results show that the three‐qubit error correction code significantly outperforms advanced classical polar codes in both classical and quantum domains, achieving a maximum PSNR of 64.5 dB (SSIM = 0.9997) in HEIF and 58.3 dB (SSIM = 0.9994) in JPEG. These findings underscore its potential as a robust solution for quantum communication in media transmission.