OPTICAL COMMUNICATION METHOD AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20170111121A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-20

    申请号:US15393355

    申请日:2016-12-29

    CPC classification number: H04B10/85 H04B10/532 H04B10/70 H04L9/0852

    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical communication method and an optical communication system in which eavesdropping is more difficult than in conventional techniques. An optical communication system in one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a photon pair generator which generates a correlated photon pair; a polarizer which is provided on an optical path of one photon of the correlated photon pair and direction of which is changeable based on information to be transmitted; a shutter which is provided between the photon pair generator and the polarizer on the optical path of the one photon of the correlated photon pair and which is capable of blocking the one photon of the correlated photon pair; and a photon detector which is provided on an optical path of another photon of the correlated photon pair.

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