Title :
Loss of polarization entanglement in optical fibers due to polarization mode dispersion
Author :
Brodsky, Misha ; George, Elizabeth C. ; Antonelli, Cristian ; Shtaif, Mark
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs., Middletown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We perform quantum tomography measurements on polarization-entangled photon pairs traversing fibers with birefringence. We find that the entanglement disappears gradually if the birefringence affects only one photon of the pair. A theory supports our observations.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; quantum entanglement; birefringence; optical fibers; polarization entanglement; polarization mode dispersion; polarization-entangled photon pairs; quantum tomography measurements; Birefringence; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber theory; Optical fibers; Performance evaluation; Polarization mode dispersion; Quantum computing; Quantum entanglement; Single photon emission computed tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
