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
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;
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
