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Quantum channel for the transmission of information

US6678054B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 22, 2002
Grant dateJan 13, 2004
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/39
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Systems and methods are described for a quantum channel for the transmission of information. A method includes: down converting a beam of coherent energy to provide a beam of multi-color entangled photons; converging two spatially resolved portions of the beam of multi-color entangled photons into a converged multi-color entangled photon beam; changing a phase of at least a portion of the converged multi-color entangled photon beam to generate a first interferometric multi-color entangled photon beam; combining the first interferometric multi-color entangled photon beam with a second interferometric multi-color entangled photon beam within a single beam splitter; wherein combining includes erasing energy and momentum characteristics from both the first interferometric multi-color entangled photon beam and the second interferometric multi-color entangled photon beam; splitting the first interferometric multi-color entangled photon beam and the second interferometric multi-color entangled photon beam within the single beam splitter, wherein splitting yields a first output beam of multi-color entangled photons and a second output beam of multi-color entangled photons; and modulating t…

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