Among all degrees of freedom offered by single photons, the orbital angular momentum (OAM) has a great potential in the quantum information field, as it provides a natural choice for implementing single-photon qudits, the units of quantum information in a higher dimensional space. This can be an important practical advantage, as it enables higher security in quantum cryptographic protocols, as well as implications in fundamental quantum mechanics theory. Moreover, the combined use of different degrees of freedom of a photon, such as OAM and spin, enables the implementation of entirely new quantum tasks. © 2011 IEEE.
Engineering of photonic orbital angular momentum quantum states for quantum information processing2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC) / Nagali, Eleonora; Lorenzo, Marrucci; Enrico, Santamato; Sciarrino, Fabio. - (2011), pp. 1-1. (Intervento presentato al convegno 2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO EUROPE/EQEC 2011 tenutosi a Munich; Germany) [10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5943445].
Engineering of photonic orbital angular momentum quantum states for quantum information processing2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC)
NAGALI, ELEONORA;SCIARRINO, Fabio
2011
Abstract
Among all degrees of freedom offered by single photons, the orbital angular momentum (OAM) has a great potential in the quantum information field, as it provides a natural choice for implementing single-photon qudits, the units of quantum information in a higher dimensional space. This can be an important practical advantage, as it enables higher security in quantum cryptographic protocols, as well as implications in fundamental quantum mechanics theory. Moreover, the combined use of different degrees of freedom of a photon, such as OAM and spin, enables the implementation of entirely new quantum tasks. © 2011 IEEE.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
