Title :
Angular dimensionality of two-photon entanglement
Author :
Pors, J.B. ; Oemrawsingh, S.S.R. ; van Exter, M.P. ; Aiello, A. ; Hooft, G. W t ; Eliel, E.R. ; Woerdman, J.P.
Author_Institution :
Huygens Lab., Leiden Univ., Leiden
Abstract :
We pass twin-photons through rotatable angular phase plates, and detect entanglement that has a continuously variable angular dimensionality D. Experimentally, D was varied from 2 to 6 and values up to 50 are practically feasible.
Keywords :
quantum entanglement; quantum optics; two-photon processes; continuously variable angular dimensionality; half step phase plate; quarter step phase plate; rotatable angular phase plates; twin-photons; two-photon entanglement; Apertures; Hilbert space; Laboratories; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical frequency conversion; Phase detection; Photonic crystals; Quantum entanglement; Shape; (030.4070) Modes; (070.6110) Spatial filtering; (270.4180) Multiphoton processes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
