Methods and systems for empty pulse mitigation in quantum key distribution systems using entangled photons

    公开(公告)号:US10862678B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-08

    申请号:US15977371

    申请日:2018-05-11

    Abstract: A method of communicating information includes generating a photon pulse using an entangled photon generator. The photon pulse includes a photon pulse state and is temporally positioned within a photon pulse time slot. When the photon pulse is in a populated photon pulse state, it includes first and second entangled photons and the entangled photon generator outputs the first entangled photon into a first photon pathway optically coupled to an output end photon detector unit, and the second entangled photon into a second photon pathway, optically coupled to a receiving end photon detector unit. The method also includes determining the photon pulse state of the photon pulse using the output end photon detector unit, which outputs a signal regarding the photon pulse state of the photon pulse into a signal pathway to provide the receiving end photon detector unit with information regarding the photon pulse state of the photon pulse.

    DIRECTIONAL LIGHT EXTRACTION FOR ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (OLED) ILLUMINATION DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20180114949A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-26

    申请号:US15784745

    申请日:2017-10-16

    CPC classification number: H01L51/5275 H01L33/58 H01L51/5268 H01L2251/5338

    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) incorporating a light extraction film is disclosed. The light extraction film may be used for enhancing light extraction from a light source. The light extraction film may include an array of 3-D microprisms, an interstitial region, and a glass layer. Each microprism may have an area of a first surface (A1) and an area of a second surface (A2). The A2 may be equal to or less than A1. Each microprism may have a pair of oppositely disposed sidewalls. The interstitial region may be disposed between the pair of oppositely disposed sidewalls of adjacent microprisms. The interstitial region may have an index of refraction less than an index of refraction of the microprism. The glass layer may be attached to the first surface of the array of 3-D microprisms. The glass layer may be less than about 1 mm thick.

    PATTERNED ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (OLED) WITH ENHANCED LIGHT EXTRACTION

    公开(公告)号:US20190165299A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-30

    申请号:US16091579

    申请日:2017-04-05

    CPC classification number: H01L51/5209 H01L51/5268 H01L51/5275

    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) incorporating an enhanced light extraction apparatus in the transparent conductive oxide layer is disclosed. The apparatus for light extraction may comprise a transparent substrate, a transparent electrode comprising one or more discontinuities, and an organic light emitting material stack. The transparent electrode may be disposed on the transparent substrate and comprise a series of features or discontinuities that enhance light extraction improve energy efficiency in the OLED device. The discontinuities may be discrete or continuous and may interrupt the conductivity of the transparent conductive oxide layer.

    Quantum communication methods and systems for mitigating the detector dead time of photon detectors

    公开(公告)号:US11290192B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-29

    申请号:US16967291

    申请日:2019-02-08

    Abstract: A quantum key generation system intended to mitigate the effect of the dead time of the photon detectors, the system including a photon generator, a photon pathway, a channel switch, and a photon detector unit. The photon pathway optically couples the photon generator and the channel switch. The channel switch is disposed between and optically coupled to the photon pathway and the photon detector unit. The photon detector unit includes a plurality of photon detectors and a plurality of detector unit sub-channels. Each detector unit sub-channel of the plurality of detector unit sub-channels optically couples the channel switch with an individual photon detector of the plurality of photon detectors. The channel switch is actuatable between a plurality of optical engagement positions. Further, each optical engagement position of the channel switch optically couples the photon pathway with a photon detector of the plurality of photon detectors. A plurality of quantum memories may be respectively placed between the switch and the plurality of photon detectors.

    OPTICAL FIBER WITH MACROBEND LOSS MITIGATING LAYER
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    发明申请
    OPTICAL FIBER WITH MACROBEND LOSS MITIGATING LAYER 有权
    光纤纤维与MACROBEND损失薄弱层

    公开(公告)号:US20170017032A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-19

    申请号:US15166772

    申请日:2016-05-27

    Abstract: An optical fiber comprising: (i) a core comprising silica and having a maximum relative refractive index delta Δ1MAX; and LP01 effective area>100 μm2 at 1550 nm;(ii) an inner cladding surrounding the core and having a minimum relative refractive index delta Δ2MIN and ΔcoreMAX>Δ2MIN; (iii) an outer cladding surrounding the inner cladding and comprising a first outer cladding portion with a maximum refractive index Δ3A such that Δ3A>Δ2MIN; and another outer cladding portion surrounding the first outer cladding portion with a maximum refractive index delta Δ3B wherein with a maximum refractive index delta Δ3B wherein Δ3B>Δ3A, said another portion being the outermost portion of the outer cladding; and (iv) a coating layer surrounding the outer cladding, and in contact with said another outer cladding portion, the coating layer having a relative refractive index delta ΔC wherein ΔC>Δ3B.

    Abstract translation: (ii)围绕芯的内包层,具有最小相对折射率ΔΔ2MIN和ΔcoreMAX>Δ2MIN; (iii)围绕所述内包层的外包层,并且包括具有最大折射率Δ3A的第一外包层部分,使得Δ3A>Δ2MIN; 以及另一个外包层部分,其围绕所述第一外包层部分具有最大折射率ΔΔ3B,其中最大折射率ΔΔ3B其中Δ3B>Δ3A,所述另一部分是所述外包层的最外部分; 以及(iv)围绕所述外包层的涂层,并且与所述另一外包层部分接触,所述涂层具有相对折射率ΔΔC,其中ΔC>Δ3B。

    QUANTUM COMPUTING SYSTEMS HAVING A RECONFIGURABLE QUANTUM PROCESSING UNIT

    公开(公告)号:US20230236846A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-27

    申请号:US18011224

    申请日:2021-06-17

    CPC classification number: G06F9/44505 G06N10/40

    Abstract: A quantum computing system that includes a reconfigurable quantum processing unit optically coupled to a photon source and a photon detector and having a plurality of Mach-Zehnder interferometers (MZIs), and a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of MZIs and configured to generate a control signal to alter a phase setting of at least one of the plurality of MZIs and the plurality of MZIs are configured to alter a phase of one or more photons that traverse the plurality of MZIs. In addition, the quantum computing system includes a quantum memory array having a plurality of quantum memories optically coupled to the plurality of MZIs, where each quantum memory is configured to absorb a photon received by the quantum memory, the received photon including quantum information, and release a photon including the quantum information of the received photon into the reconfigurable quantum processing unit.

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