Quantum optics in the turbulent atmosphere: Fundamental issues and applications
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2509.06022v1
- Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2025 11:41:11 GMT
- Title: Quantum optics in the turbulent atmosphere: Fundamental issues and applications
- Authors: A. A. Semenov, M. Klen, I. Pechonkin,
- Abstract summary: Atmospheric turbulence induces random distortions of the pulse shape and, consequently, random fluctuations of the transmittance through the receiver aperture.<n>These fluctuations directly affect the quantum state of the received light.<n>We extend the analysis beyond the standard ensemble-averaging approach, recognizing that realistic experiments typically involve time averaging.
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- Abstract: Quantum light propagation through turbulent atmosphere has become a subject of intensive research, spanning both theoretical and experimental studies. This interest is driven by its important applications in free-space quantum communication, remote quantum sensing, and environmental monitoring. At the same time, this phenomenon itself poses an intriguing fundamental problem. A consistent theoretical description typically makes explicit assumptions about the measurement scheme at the receiver station and/or the method of quantum-information encoding. A common and straightforward approach encodes the information in quantum states of a quasi-monochromatic mode, representing a pulsed Gaussian beam. Atmospheric turbulence induces random distortions of the pulse shape and, consequently, random fluctuations of the transmittance through the receiver aperture. These fluctuations, characterized by the probability distribution of transmittance (PDT), directly affect the quantum state of the received light. In this paper we examine various analytical models of the PDT, validate them through numerical simulations, and assess their range of applicability. Furthermore, we extend the analysis beyond the standard ensemble-averaging approach, recognizing that realistic experiments typically involve time averaging. This requires a detailed examination of the underlying random process, including the study of temporal correlations and their impact on nonclassical properties of electromagnetic radiation.
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