Title :
Plasmon-assisted transmission of quantum entanglement
Author :
van Exter, M.P. ; Altewischer, E. ; Woerdman, J.P.
Author_Institution :
Huygens Lab., Leiden Univ., Netherlands
Abstract :
We investigate whether entanglement is conserved when polarization entangled photons are converted to surface plasmons, propagating along subwavelength metal hole arrays. We find that entanglement survives, but is limited by spatial dispersion of the hole arrays.
Keywords :
quantum entanglement; quantum optics; surface plasmons; plasmon-assisted transmission; polarization entangled photons; quantum entanglement; spatial dispersion; subwavelength metal hole arrays; surface plasmons; Interference; Optical arrays; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Optical surface waves; Photonic crystals; Plasmons; Quantum entanglement;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238437
