arXiv:1810.05699 · Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging

Nonclassicality and Bell nonlocality in atmospheric links

Martin Bohmann, Dmytro Vasylyev, Werner Vogel, Andrii Semenov

Published Sep 18, 2018• 1 citation

Abstract

Free-space quantum links have clear practical advantages which are unaccessible with fiber-based optical channels — establishing satellite-mediated quantum links, communications through hardly accessible regions, and communications with moving objects. We consider the effect of the atmospheric turbulence on properties such as quadrature squeezing, entanglement, Bell nonlocality, and nonclassical statistics of photocounts, which are resources for quantum communications. Depending on the characteristics of the given channels, we study the efficiency of different techniques, which enable to preserve these quantum features post-, pre-selection, and adaptive methods. Furthermore, we show that copropagation of nonclassically-correlated modes, which is used in some communication scenarios, has clear advantages in free-space links.

DOI: 10.1117/12.2319475

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