Quantum key distribution in a high-dimensional state space: exploiting the transverse degree of freedom of the photon

Robert W. Boyd; Anand Jha; Mehul Malik; Colin O'Sullivan; Brandon Rodenburg; Daniel J. Gauthier

doi:10.1117/12.873491

12 February 2011 Quantum key distribution in a high-dimensional state space: exploiting the transverse degree of freedom of the photon

Robert W. Boyd, Anand Jha, Mehul Malik, Colin O'Sullivan, Brandon Rodenburg, Daniel J. Gauthier

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Proceedings Volume 7948, Advances in Photonics of Quantum Computing, Memory, and Communication IV; 79480L (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.873491
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2011, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

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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Robert W. Boyd, Anand Jha, Mehul Malik, Colin O'Sullivan, Brandon Rodenburg, and Daniel J. Gauthier "Quantum key distribution in a high-dimensional state space: exploiting the transverse degree of freedom of the photon", Proc. SPIE 7948, Advances in Photonics of Quantum Computing, Memory, and Communication IV, 79480L (12 February 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.873491

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