Patent ID: 8031873

Claim:
A free-space quantum communication device with atomic filters, compromising: a beam splitter ( 2 ), two λ/2 wave plates ( 3 , 10 ), a λ/4 wave plate ( 4 ), two polarization beam splitters ( 5 , 11 ), two atomic filters ( 6 , 12 ), two light couplers ( 7 , 13 ), two optical fibers ( 8 , 14 ) and two single-photon detectors ( 9 , 15 ), wherein: the first λ/2 wave plate ( 3 ), the λ/4 wave plate ( 4 ), the first polarization beam splitters ( 5 ), the first atomic filter ( 6 ) and the first light coupler ( 7 ) are disposed on a photon signal channel of the light transmitting end of the beam splitter ( 2 ) in sequence with their light axes being coaxial to that of the beam splitter ( 2 ); the first light coupler ( 7 ) is connected to the first single-photon detector ( 9 ) through the first optical fiber ( 8 ); the second λ/2 wave plate ( 10 ) and the second polarization beam splitter ( 11 ) are disposed on a photon signal channel of the light reflection end of the second polarization beam splitter ( 11 ) in sequence with their light axes being coaxial to a central axis of the reflective surface of the second polarization beam splitter ( 2 ); the second atomic filter ( 12 ) and the light coupler ( 13 ) are disposed on a photon signal channel of the light reflection end of the second polarization beam splitter ( 11 ) in sequence with their light axes being coaxial to a central axis of the reflective surface of the second polarization beam splitter ( 11 ); and the second light coupler ( 13 ) is connected to the second single-photon detector ( 15 ) through the second optical fiber ( 14 ).