Atmospheric turbulence and free-space optical communication using orbital angular momentum of single photons

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5572, Issue , 2004, Pages 187-198

  Paterson, C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Atmospheric propagation; Atmospheric turbulence; Optical communication; Orbital angular momentum; Quantum digit

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; POLARIZATION; QUANTUM THEORY; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

ATMOSPHERIC PROPAGATION; ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM; QUANTUM DIGIT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

PHOTONS;

EID: 15944408748     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.565435     Document Type: Conference Paper

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