Abstract
The maximum amount of information that a beam can carry is calculated with the use of quantum mechanical methods. Binary communication systems that use these beams are considered and the transmitted information is calculated.
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Vourdas, A. (1991). Information in quantum optical communications. In: Bendjaballah, C., Hirota, O., Reynaud, S. (eds) Quantum Aspects of Optical Communications. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 378. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-53862-3_173
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