Influence of atmospheric turbulence on the propagation of quantum states of light using plane-wave encoding
Boyd, Robert W. and Rodenburg, Brandon and Mirhosseini, Mohammad and Barnett, Stephen M. (2011) Influence of atmospheric turbulence on the propagation of quantum states of light using plane-wave encoding. Optics Express, 19 (19). pp. 18310-18317. ISSN 1094-4087
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Abstract
We consider the possibility of performing quantum key distribution (QKD) by encoding information onto individual photons using plane-wave basis states. We compare the results of this calculation to those obtained by earlier workers, who considered encoding using OAM-carrying vortex modes of the field. We find theoretically that plane-wave encoding is less strongly influenced by atmospheric turbulence than is OAM encoding, with potentially important implications for free-space quantum key distribution.
Creators(s): | Boyd, Robert W., Rodenburg, Brandon, Mirhosseini, Mohammad and Barnett, Stephen M.; | Item type: | Article |
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ID code: | 34849 |
Keywords: | orbital angular momentum, entanglement, Optics. Light, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics |
Subjects: | Science > Physics > Optics. Light |
Department: | Faculty of Science > Physics |
Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
Date deposited: | 20 Oct 2011 18:05 |
Last modified: | 21 Feb 2021 01:59 |
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URI: | https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/34849 |
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