Increasing quantum channel capacity

Question

I have a few confusions regarding quantum communication. Please bear with me as I ask what might appear to be basic or naive questions:

In the case of classical communication the capacity of wireless channel is given by: \begin{align} C_c= B \log_2\left(1+\dfrac{P h}{\sigma^2}\right) \end{align}
where $B$ is the bandwidth, $P$ is the transmission power, $h$ is the channel gain and $\sigma^2$ is the variance of AWGN. So we can increase the per second capacity by increasing the transmission power and/or the bandwidth.

Now in the case of amplitude dampening quantum channel the capacity is given by: \begin{align} Q=\max_{\tau}[H(\tau(1-\gamma))-H(\tau(\gamma))] \end{align} where $\tau\in [0,1]$, $H$ is the Shannon entropy function and $\gamma$ is the damping parameter. I think this is also referred to one-shot capacity of the channel at some places.

I have the following questions/confusions:

1. It appears that the capacity of the quantum channel is inherently limited to $\leq$ 1. Unlike classical communication where we can enhance capacity by increasing transmission power or bandwidth, I wonder if a quantum channel's bandwidth has a similar impact on the capacity. Is there an analogous method in the realm of quantum communication that could potentially boost its capacity?

2. If what we have is one-shot capacity (capacity per channel use). Does that mean we can transmit on the channel multiple times in a second? As the amplitude dampening channel is degradable, the capacity will be N*Q qbits/second? Where N is the number of transmission per second. Is there an upper bound to the value of N (maximum number of transmissions per second)?

3. What if we need to transmit hundreds of qbits per-second? Can we assume multiple quantum channels between the sender and the receiver over the same optical fiber? Or is there some other resource that can help in increasing the capacity?

I understand that these questions might appear elementary, and I have attempted to search for answers online; however, I am facing some challenges in finding the information I need. If you have any familiarity with the field, I would greatly appreciate your insights, even if you cannot provide a definitive answer. Additionally, if you could suggest any references or resources that I could explore to deepen my understanding, that would be immensely helpful. Thank you for your support!

Answer 1

Your question is a bit tricky to me.

You are trying to compare a theoretical quantum channel capacity with the capacity of a real technology for classical communication. I'd like to help here but first please find a single format to your questions.

As regards 1st question, I published an experimental paper, exploiting indefinite causal orders to achieve communication by means of 0-capacity channels. In brief, within the document you will find a detailed example of quantum advantage in communication (by superposing channels).