Title :
Information capacities for optical communications: Conventional versus quantum reception
Author :
Shapiro, Jeffrey H.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
The degree to which the ultimate, Holevo capacities for a variety of bosonic communication channels can exceed the Shannon capacities achievable with conventional heterodyne, homodyne, and direct detection is reviewed.
Keywords :
channel capacity; optical communication; quantum communication; Holevo capacities; Shannon capacities; bosonic communication channels; information capacities; optical communications; Channel capacity; Channel coding; Entropy; Optical fiber communication; Photonics; Receivers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
