Optical codeword demodulation with error rates below the standard quantum limit using a conditional nulling receiver

Nature Photonics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 374-379

  Chen, Jian ^a   Habif, Jonathan L ^a   Dutton, Zachary ^a   Lazarus, Richard ^a   Guha, Saikat ^a  

^a BBN TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

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EID: 84861678710     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2012.113     Document Type: Article

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