Enhanced free space beam capture by improved optical tapers

Details Enhanced free space beam capture by improved optical tapers Enhanced free space beam capture by improved optical tapers

2009-10-16

arxiv.org/abs/0910.3063v2

Physics

Optics

8 pages, 4 figures. Version 2: references added, minor content revisions. To appear in QuantumComm 2009, LNICST 36, Springer (

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In our continuous variable quantum key distribution (QKD) scheme, the homodyne detection set-up requires balancing the intensity of an incident beam between two photodiodes. Realistic lens systems are insufficient to provide a spatially stable focus in the presence of large spatial beam-jitter caused by atmospheric transmission. We therefore present an improved geometry for optical tapers which offer up to four times the angular tolerance of a lens. The effective area of a photodiode can thus be increased, without decreasing its bandwidth. This makes them suitable for use in our free space QKD experiment and in free space optical communication in general.

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