Title :
Generation of polarization entanglement from a PPKTP parametric downconverter
Author :
Kuklewicz, C.E. ; Messin, G. ; Wong, F.N.C. ; Shapiro, J.H.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We have generated polarization-entangled photon pairs from a type-II phase-matched periodically poled KTP parametric downconverter with collinear outputs. Bell´s inequality was violated with a value of 2.57 /spl plusmn/ 0.03.
Keywords :
Bell theorem; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; optical parametric devices; optical phase matching; potassium compounds; quantum entanglement; quantum optics; titanium compounds; Bell inequality; KTP; KTiOPO4; periodically poled parametric downconverter; polarization entanglement; polarization-entangled photon pairs; Counting circuits; Cryptography; Interference; Laboratories; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Photonic crystals; Photonics Society; Quantum computing; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238038
