DocumentCode
2266167
Title
Manipulation of single-photon states encoded in orbital angular momentum
Author
Picon, A. ; Calvo, G.F.
Author_Institution
Grup de Fis. Teor., Univ. Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona
fYear
2008
fDate
4-9 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We analyze possibilities to create/manipulate photon states encoded in spatial degrees of freedom. We show stringent limits for symplectic transforms acting on paraxial modes, and how to overcome these with novel classes of non-Gaussian operations.
Keywords
angular momentum; quantum optics; nonGaussian operations; orbital angular momentum; paraxial modes; photon manipulation; single-photon states; symplectic transforms; Access protocols; Encoding; Frequency; Hilbert space; Multidimensional systems; Optical losses; Optical network units; Optical polarization; Quantum computing; Quantum entanglement; (080.2468) First-order optics; (270.5565) Quantum communications;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-859-9
Type
conf
Filename
4572793
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