DocumentCode
521128
Title
Telecom-band single photon switch
Author
Hall, Matthew A. ; Altepeter, Joseph B. ; Kumar, Prem
Author_Institution
EECS Dept., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
16-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
Filename
5500738
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