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Measurement-Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution (MDI-QKD) provides unconditional security against detector vulnerabilities, but its practical deployment is severely hindered by asymmetric channel turbulence. Fluctuations in optical…

In the diffraction-limited near-field propagation regime, free-space optical quantum key distribution (QKD) systems can employ multiple spatial modes to improve their key rate. Here, we analyze QKD using the non-orthogonal flat-top focused…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-07-07 Wenhua He , Saikat Guha , Jeffrey H. Shapiro , Boulat A. Bash

We propose a quantum rotation diversity (QRD) scheme for optical quantum communication using binary phase-shift-keying displaced squeezed states and homodyne detection over Gamma-Gamma turbulence channels. Consecutive temporal modes are…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-01-27 Ioannis Krikidis

Quantum key distribution (QKD) provides a physical-based way to conciliate keys between remote users securely. Simulation is an essential method for designing and optimizing QKD systems. We develop a universal simulation framework based on…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-11-18 Guan-Jie Fan-Yuan , Wei Chen , Feng-Yu Lu , Zhen-Qiang Yin , Shuang Wang , Guang-Can Guo , Zheng-Fu Han

Structured light is routinely used in free space optical communication channels, both classical and quantum, where information is encoded in the spatial structure of the mode for increased bandwidth. Unlike polarisation, the spatial…

Optics · Physics 2025-05-08 Asher Klug , Cade Peters , Andrew Forbes

The atmospheric turbulence is the main factor that influences quantum properties of propagating optical signals and may sufficiently degrade the performance of quantum communication protocols. The probability distribution of transmittance…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-07-06 D. Vasylyev , W. Vogel , A. A. Semenov

Free-space quantum cryptography has the potential to enable global quantum communication. However, most existing continuous-variable quantum secret sharing (CV-QSS) schemes rely on fiber channels. In this paper, we present a CV-QSS protocol…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-17 Fangli Yang , Liang Chang , Daowen Qiu , Minghua Pan , Wanjun Xiong

This work explores a novel approach to mitigating turbulence in fusion plasmas through spatially modulated plasma profiles. By imposing a harmonic modulation on plasma parameters, we introduce conditions that alter the propagation…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-12-10 Ilya Shesterikov

Atmospheric channels are a promising candidate to establish secure quantum communication on a global scale. However, due to their turbulent nature, it is crucial to understand the impact of the atmosphere on the quantum properties of light…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-06-22 Martin Bohmann , Regina Kruse , Jan Sperling , Christine Silberhorn , Werner Vogel

In practical applications to free-space quantum communications, the utilization of active beam coupling and stabilization techniques offers notable advantages, particularly when dealing with limited detecting areas or coupling into…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-11-07 Dohoon Lim , Dongkyu Kim , Kyungdeuk Park , Dong-Gil Im , Yong Sup Ihn

We describe a procedure by which a long ($\gtrsim 1\,\mathrm{km}$) optical path through atmospheric turbulence can be experimentally simulated in a controlled fashion and scaled down to distances easily accessible in a laboratory setting.…

We investigate estimation of fluctuating channels and its effect on security of continuous-variable quantum key distribution. We propose a novel estimation scheme which is based on the clusterization of the estimated transmittance data. We…

Free-space ground-to-ground links will be an integral part of future quantum communication networks. The implementation of free-space and fiber links in daylight inter-modal configurations are however still hard to achieve, due to the…

Free space optics (FSO) is a promising solution for the need to very high data rate point-to point communication. FSO communication technology became popular due to its large bandwidth potential, unlicensed spectrum, excellent security and…

Optics · Physics 2012-03-15 Bobby Barua , Tanzia Afrin Haque , Md. Rezwan Islam

Continuous Variable-Based Quantum Cryptography (CV-QKD) is an emerging field in quantum information science, offering unprecedented security for communication protocols by harnessing the principles of quantum mechanics. However, ocean…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-02-03 Ramniwas Meena , Subhashish Banerjee

Recovering images distorted by atmospheric turbulence is a challenging inverse problem due to the stochastic nature of turbulence. Although numerous turbulence mitigation (TM) algorithms have been proposed, their efficiency and…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-09 Xingguang Zhang , Nicholas Chimitt , Yiheng Chi , Zhiyuan Mao , Stanley H. Chan

Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) guarantees the security of communication with quantum physics. Most of widely adopted QKD protocols currently encode the key information with binary signal format---qubit, such as the polarization states.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-01-23 Fumin Wang , Pei Zeng , Xiaoli Wang , Hong Gao , Fuli Li , Pei Zhang

The present paper is devoted to comprehensive theoretical studies of exction-polariton quantum fluids specificities in the optics of their utilization for quantum turbulence research. We show that a non-trivial implementation of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-12-01 R. Ferrini , S. V. Koniakhin

A central question in free-space optical communications is how to improve the transfer of information between a transmitter and receiver. The capacity of the communication channel can be increased by multiplexing of independent modes using…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-12-06 Liliana Borcea , Josselin Garnier , Knut Solna

At the fundamental level, quantum communication is ultimately limited by noise. For instance, quantum signals cannot be amplified without the introduction of noise in the amplified states. Furthermore, photon loss reduces the…