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Information in quantum optical communications

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Quantum Aspects of Optical Communications

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics ((LNP,volume 378))

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Abstract

The maximum amount of information that a beam can carry is calculated with the use of quantum mechanical methods. Binary communication systems that use these beams are considered and the transmitted information is calculated.

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, Brownlow Hill, P.O. Box 147, L69 3BX, Liverpool

    A. Vourdas

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Cherif Bendjaballah Osamu Hirota Serge Reynaud

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Vourdas, A. (1991). Information in quantum optical communications. In: Bendjaballah, C., Hirota, O., Reynaud, S. (eds) Quantum Aspects of Optical Communications. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 378. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-53862-3_173

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