Title :
Efficient extraction of polarization-entanglement in ultrafast type-II SPDC
Author :
Yoon-Ho Kim ; Grice, W.P. ; Kulik, S.P. ; Chekhova, M.V. ; Shih, Y.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Comput. Sci. & Math., Oak Ridge Nat. Lab., TN, USA
Abstract :
We report an entanglement extraction scheme in which polarization-entangled photons are generated in ultrafast type-II SPDC without the need for spectral filters. High-quality polarization entanglement is possible, regardless of pump pulse duration or crystal thickness.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical frequency conversion; quantum entanglement; quantum optics; polarization entanglement; polarization-entangled photons; polarization-entanglement; ultrafast type-II SPDC; Delay; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Photonic crystals; Physics; 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.2003.238039
