Title :
Phase-stable source of polarization-entangled photons using a polarization Sagnac interferometer
Author :
Kim, Taehyun ; Fiorentino, Marco ; Wong, Franco N C
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a simple, robust, high-flux source of polarization-entangled photons based on a polarization Sagnac interferometer, measuring 5000 polarization-entangled pairs/s/mW of pump power in a 1-nm bandwidth with 96.8% quantum-interference visibility.
Keywords :
Sagnac interferometers; light polarisation; quantum entanglement; quantum interference phenomena; quantum optics; phase stability; polarization Sagnac interferometer; polarization-entangled photons; quantum interference; Bandwidth; Delta modulation; Frequency; Laboratories; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical retarders; Photonics Society; Sagnac interferometers; Signal analysis; (190.4410) Nonlinear optics, parametric processes; (270.0270) Quantum optics; (270.5290) Photon statistics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628715
