• DocumentCode
    2992181
  • Title

    Abrupt disappearance of entangelement in fibers with polarization mode dispersion

  • Author

    Antonelli, Cristian ; Shtaif, Mark ; Brodsky, Misha

  • Author_Institution
    Dipt. di Ing. Elettr. e dell´´Inf., Univ. dell´´Aquila, L´´Aquila, Italy
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    18-20 July 2011
  • Firstpage
    37
  • Lastpage
    38
  • Abstract
    We investigate the decoherence of polarization-entangled photon pairs distributed over optical fibers with polarization mode dispersion. We characterize system configurations yielding entanglement sudden death and disappearance of non-locality and show the possibility of non-local compensation. Our results establish the ultimate boundaries for fiber-based quantum communications.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; quantum entanglement; fiber-based quantum communications; non-local compensation; polarization mode dispersion; polarization-entangled photon pairs; Electrostatic discharge; Optical polarization; Optimized production technology; Photonics; Polarization mode dispersion; Probability; USA Councils;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Montreal, QC
  • ISSN
    Pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5730-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHOSST.2011.6000032
  • Filename
    6000032