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Journal of Modern Optics

Binary Optical Communication with Quantum Signals Propagating in Nonlinear Media

Apostol Vourdas

Published Oct 1, 1990• 5 citations
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Abstract

Quantum signals propagating in nonlinear media are studied with the anharmonic oscillator model. The results are used to calculate the information and the signal-to-noise ratio in binary optical communications which use those signals.
DOI
10.1080/09500349014551821

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