Title :
Development of entangled photon pair sources based on birefringent structures
Author :
McMillan, A.R. ; Clark, Alex S. ; Corrielli, G. ; Bell, B.A. ; McCutcheon, W. ; Wu, Tsai-Fu ; Wadsworth, William J. ; Osellame, R. ; Rarity, J.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Abstract :
We describe an in-line source of polarisation entangled photons, based on four-wave mixing in birefringent optical fibre. We also discuss the prospect of implementing this scheme in a birefringent, laser-written waveguide on a chip.
Keywords :
birefringence; multiwave mixing; optical fibre polarisation; optical waveguides; quantum entanglement; quantum optics; birefringent optical fibre; birefringent structures; entangled photon pair sources; four-wave mixing; in-line source; laser-written waveguide; polarisation entangled photons; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Photonics; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
