A novel method of retrieving the polarization qubits after being transmitted in turbid media

In this paper, we have mainly investigated the reconstruction of the polarization states of the incident light which passed through the turbid atmospheric media. Here, a novel polarization retrieve (PR) method is established using a Monte Carlo simulation algorithm, which is proposed to study the influence of particle scattering. The polarization states of the initial field could be retrieved accurately according to the polarization states of the scattered field and the Mueller matrix. In the case of a single homogeneous medium, the mean error of retrieved polarization is close to zero. We have also applied this method to complex atmospheric environments such as random-sized distribution particles and various index of refraction media. By comparison with the existing polarization maintaining method, the results indicate that the PR method is more applicable to disordered media with relatively larger particles. Moreover, the errors of the retrieved degree of polarization are below 0.11%, and the errors of the retrieved angle of polarization are below 0.54% in our mixed media model. So, this work will be very significant for polarizing quantum secure communication in scattering medium over a long-distance scope.

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