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Partially coherent entangled qubits for applications in secure communication and imaging

Bhaskar Kanseri, Preeti Sharma, Sakshi Rao

Published Jan 1, 2025• 0 citations
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Abstract

Partially coherent entangled qubits containing multimode nature are an excellent choice for free-space quantum communication and imaging. We experimentally realize and characterize such qubits demonstrating simultaneously their partial spatial coherence and quantum entanglement features.
DOI
10.1364/quantum.2025.qw3a.7

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