R&D advances for quantum communication systems
Leuchs G, Marquardt C, Sánchez-Soto LL, Strekalov DV (2019)
Publication Type: Authored book
Publication year: 2019
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 9780128165027
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-816502-7.00014-2
Abstract
Understanding the nature of light leads to the question of how the principles of quantum physics can be harnessed in practical optical communication. A deeper understanding of fundamental physics has always advanced technology. However, the quantum principles certainly have a distinctly limiting character when looked upon from the engineering point of view. A particle cannot have well-defined momentum and position at the same time. An informative measurement will unpredictably alter the state of a quantum object. One cannot reliably clone an arbitrary quantum state. These and a number of other similar principles give rise to what is commonly known as the quantum “no-go theorems”-a disconcerting term when it comes to building something practical. And yet a search for novel principles of communication enabled by quantum physics began already in its early days and has only intensified since. On this path physicists are faced with a remarkable challenge: to turn a series of negative statements into new technological recipes.
Authors with CRIS profile
Involved external institutions
Germany (DE)How to cite
APA:
Leuchs, G., Marquardt, C., Sánchez-Soto, L.L., & Strekalov, D.V. (2019). R&D advances for quantum communication systems. Elsevier.
MLA:
Leuchs, Gerd, et al. R&D advances for quantum communication systems. Elsevier, 2019.
BibTeX: Download