Title :
Telecom-band single photon switch
Author :
Hall, Matthew A. ; Altepeter, Joseph B. ; Kumar, Prem
Author_Institution :
EECS Dept., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
We present a high-speed all-optical switch for use in quantum information processing. The demonstrated implementation is capable of operating on 1310-nm single photons. Its performance is characterized using polarization-entangled photon pairs.
Keywords :
Clocks; Communication switching; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser excitation; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pumping; Optical switches; Quantum entanglement; Sagnac interferometers; Telecommunication switching;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
