• DocumentCode
    2267950
  • Title

    Near-optimal quantum state discrimination of optical coherent states

  • Author

    Wittmann, C. ; Takeoka, M. ; Cassemiro, K.N. ; Sasaki, M. ; Leuchs, G. ; Andersen, U.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Max-Planck Forschungsgruppe, Univ. Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We experimentally demonstrate a new scheme for the discrimination of binary-encoded optical coherent states. We show that the average error probability of our approach beats the ones obtained by standard receiver schemes for any signal amplitude.
  • Keywords
    binary codes; error statistics; optical communication; quantum communication; quantum optics; binary-encoded; error probability; near-optimal quantum state discrimination; optical coherent states; signal amplitude; standard receiver schemes; Detectors; Displacement measurement; Error probability; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical feedback; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; 030.5260; 040.5570; 060.2920; 270.0270; 270.5565; 270.5570;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4572889
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2267950