Pushing the limits of single-photon information encoding

T. Hummel, Tristan Bernhard Horst Tentrup, Ravitej Uppu, Allard Mosk, Pepijn Willemszoon Harry Pinkse

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Abstract

Single photons are the carrier of choice in many quantum information processing protocols. Encoding information in a high-dimensional Hilbert space allows for the transfer of more than one bit of information per photon. We use a spatial light modulator (SLM) to direct the single photons to distinct positions of a virtual grid in the Fourier plane of the SLM. An electron-multiplying CCD (EMCCD) was used to detect the position of the photon at the receiver side. After analyzing the data, we conclude that, in contrast to an intensified CCD (ICCD), an EMCCD is not suited to detect the position of one single photon impinging on the camera in a single-shot measurement.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 15th Workshop on Information Optics (WIO)
Place of PublicationBarcelona
PublisherIEEE
Pages-
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Jul 2016
Event15th Workshop on Information Optics - Barcelona, Spain
Duration: 11 Jul 201615 Jul 2016

Publication series

Name
PublisherIEEE

Conference

Conference15th Workshop on Information Optics
Abbreviated titleWIO 2016
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelona
Period11/07/1615/07/16

Keywords

  • IR-102889
  • METIS-320427

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