Title :
Two-photon based semiconductor entanglement-source for quantum communications
Author :
Hayat, Alex ; Ginzburg, Pavel ; Orenstein, Meir
Author_Institution :
Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa
Abstract :
We propose a compact efficient room-temperature polarization-entangled photons source based on two-photon spontaneous emission from semiconductor quantum wells in a microcavity. Pair generation rate in GalnP/AlGalnP is O(103) higher than for PDC sources.
Keywords :
integrated optics; light polarisation; light sources; microcavities; optical communication equipment; quantum communication; quantum entanglement; quantum optics; semiconductor quantum wells; spontaneous emission; two-photon processes; GaInP-AlGaInP; microcavity; polarization-entangled photons; quantum communications; room-temperature photon source; semiconductor entanglement-source; semiconductor quantum wells; spontaneous emission; temperature 293 K to 298 K; two-photon source; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Photonic crystals; Polarization; Quantum computing; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum entanglement; Spontaneous emission; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453476
