Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR)

Measurement of arbitrary superpositions of core modes in a multi-core fiber

Hee Jung Lee, Han Seb Moon, Sang-Kyung Choi, Hee Su Park

Published Aug 1, 2015• 0 citations

Abstract

We propose and demonstrate an experimental technique that generates and measures arbitrary superpositions of the core modes in a multi-core fiber. This technique is potentially useful for transmission of high-dimensional quantum states through optical fiber.

DOI: 10.1109/cleopr.2015.7376022

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