Title :
Generation of polarization-entangled photon pairs using periodically poled lithium niobate waveguides in a fiber loop
Author :
Jiang, Yun Kun ; Tomita, Akihisa
Author_Institution :
Fundamental Res. Labs., Japan Sci. & Technol. Agency(JST), Tsukuba
Abstract :
We report the generation of polarization-entangled photon pairs at all telecom band using two PPLN waveguides in a fiber loop. The visibility is about 92% in our measurement. Phase is stable for the entangled state.
Keywords :
light polarisation; lithium compounds; optical fibre polarisation; optical waveguides; quantum entanglement; quantum optics; LiNbO3; entangled photon source; fiber loop; periodically poled lithium niobate waveguides; photon pair generation; polarization maintaining fiber; polarization-entangled photon pairs; quantum optical experiments; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Pulse amplifiers; Quantum computing; Quantum entanglement; Telecommunications; (190.4410) Nonlinear optics, parametric processes; (270.4180) Multiphoton processes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628944
