Quantum Key Distribution in a High-Dimensional State Space: Exploiting the Transverse Degree of Freedom of the Photon

被引:19
作者
Boyd, Robert W. [1 ,2 ]
Jha, Anand [3 ]
Malik, Mehul [3 ]
O'Sullivan, Colin [3 ]
Rodenburg, Brandon [3 ]
Gauthier, Daniel J. [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Rochester, Inst Opt, Dept Phys & Astron, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
[2] Univ Ottawa, Dept Phys, Ottawa, ON KIN 6N5, Canada
[3] Univ Rochester, Inst Opt, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
[4] Duke Univ, Dept Phys, Durham, NC 27708 USA
来源
ADVANCES IN PHOTONICS OF QUANTUM COMPUTING, MEMORY, AND COMMUNICATION IV | 2011年 / 7948卷
关键词
quantum key distribution; orbital angular momentum; quantum imaging; ORBITAL ANGULAR-MOMENTUM; ATMOSPHERIC-TURBULENCE; LIGHT; SECURITY;
D O I
10.1117/12.873491
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We describe a procedure to construct a free-space quantum key distribution system that can carry many bits of information per photon. We also describe the current status of our laboratory implementation of these plans.
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