posted on 2023-01-11, 22:41authored byWenhua He, Saikat Guha, Jeffrey H. Shapiro, Boulat A. Bash
In the diffraction-limited near-field propagation regime, free-space optical quantum key distribution (QKD) systems can employ multiple spatial modes to improve their key rate. Here, we analyze QKD using the non-orthogonal flat-top focused beams. Although they suffer from a rate penalty, their ease of implementation makes them an attractive alternative to the well-studied orthonormal Laguerre-Gauss (LG) modes. Indeed, in the presence of turbulence, the non-orthogonal modes may achieve higher QKD rate than the LG modes.
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