5 papers
Spatial Mode Encoding for Quantum Key Distribution: From Hundreds to Thousands of Modes
Lukas Scarfe, Yingwen Zhang, Ebrahim Karimi
Here, we present a proof-of-principle high-dimensional quantum key distribution (QKD) protocol utilizing the position and momentum entanglement of photon pairs. The protocol exploi…
Compact and programmable large-scale optical processor in free space
Maria Gorizia Ammendola, Nazanin Dehghan, Lukas Scarfe +4
Photonic circuits are central to classical and quantum information processing. While integrated technologies dominate, free-space architectures are emerging as attractive alternati…
Investigating the Performance of Adaptive Optics on Different Bases of Spatial Modes in Turbulent Channels
Rojan Abolhassani, Lukas Scarfe, Francesco Di Colandrea +3
Quantum key distribution (QKD) allows secure key exchange based on the principles of quantum mechanics, with higher-dimensional photonic states offering enhanced channel capacity a…
Programmable photonic quantum walks on lattices with cyclic, toroidal, and cylindrical topology
Alessio D'Errico, Nazanin Dehghan, Maria Gorizia Ammendola +5
Photonic implementations of unitary processes on lattice structures, such as quantum walks, have been demonstrated across various architectures. However, few platforms offer the co…
High-Dimensional Quantum Key Distribution with Qubit-like States
Lukas Scarfe, Rojan Abolhassani, Frédéric Bouchard +4
Quantum key distribution (QKD) protocols most often use two conjugate bases in order to verify the security of the quantum channel. In the majority of protocols, these bases are mu…