Quantum Limits in Optical Communications
arXiv:2002.05766 · doi:10.1109/JLT.2020.2973890
Abstract
This tutorial reviews the Holevo capacity limit as a universal tool to analyze the ultimate transmission rates in a variety of optical communication scenarios, ranging from conventional optically amplified fiber links to free-space communication with power-limited optical signals. The canonical additive white Gaussian noise model is used to describe the propagation of the optical signal. The Holevo limit exceeds substantially the standard Shannon limit when the power spectral density of noise acquired in the course of propagation is small compared to the energy of a single photon at the carrier frequency per unit time-bandwidth area. General results are illustrated with a discussion of efficient communication strategies in the photon-starved regime.
arXiv comment14 pages, 10 figures. This tutorial is to be published in the Special Issue of Journal of Lightwave Technology on the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) 2019
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