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Transmission of Multiple Signals through an Optical Fiber Using Wavefront Shaping
Published on: March 20, 2017
Witnessing effective entanglement over a 2 km fiber channel
Christoffer Wittmann1, Josef Fürst, Carlos Wiechers
1Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Günther-Scharowsky-Str 1 / Bau 24, 91058 Erlangen, Germany. Christoffer.Wittmann@mpl.mpg.de
Abstract:
We present a fiber-based continuous-variable quantum key distribution system. In the scheme, a quantum signal of two non-orthogonal weak optical coherent states is sent through a fiber-based quantum channel. The receiver simultaneously measures conjugate quadratures of the light using two homodyne detectors. From the measured Q-function of the transmitted signal, we estimate the attenuation and the excess noise caused by the channel. The estimated excess noise originating from the channel and the channel attenuation including the quantum efficiency of the detection setup is investigated with respect to the detection of effective entanglement. The local oscillator is considered in the verification. We witness effective entanglement with a channel length of up to 2 km.
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