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Quantum optical communication with the squeezed state of light field

Yancheng Zhao, Guoxi Fang

Published Sep 20, 1996• 0 citations

Abstract

The concept of the squeezed state of light field as well as the theory of realizing quantum optical communication and its experimental mechanism have been given. The principles of the transmitter of the quantum optical communication and the receiver have been introduced and the keypoints of realizing quantum optical communication have been suggested.

DOI: 10.1117/12.252073

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