Title :
All-optical quantum switching
Author :
Kumar, Pranaw ; Yu-Ping Huang
Author_Institution :
EECS Dept., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
We will present progress in ultrafast all-optical quantum switching. χ(3)-based devices can route entangled photons without disturbing their quantum state, whereas χ(2)-based devices can, in principle, lead to dissipation-free quantum-optical Fredkin gates.
Keywords :
optical switches; quantum entanglement; quantum optics; dissipation-free quantum-optical Fredkin gates; entangled photons; quantum state; ultrafast all-optical quantum switching;
Conference_Titel :
Fiber Optics and Photonics (PHOTONICS), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chennai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4718-1