DocumentCode
2887624
Title
Quantum information transfer in a wavelength conversion experiment
Author
Tanzilli, S. ; Tittel, W. ; Zbinden, H. ; Gisin, N. ; Alibart, O. ; Baldi, P.
Author_Institution
Group of Appl. Phys., Geneva Univ., Switzerland
fYear
2005
fDate
12-17 June 2005
Firstpage
299
Abstract
The experiment performed aims to transfer the quantum information (QI) carried by "telecom photons" at 1310 nm to "visible photons". This is a necessary step to realize a quantum interface between photons and atoms. To this end, in the most general case, entanglement produced by parametric down-conversion is preserved when submitting one photon out of an entangled pair to a wavelength up-conversion process (i.e. sum frequency generation SFG) in a nonlinear crystal.
Keywords
information theory; optical frequency conversion; optical wavelength conversion; quantum communication; quantum entanglement; 1310 nm; entanglement; nonlinear crystal; parametric down-conversion; quantum information transfer; quantum interface; sum frequency generation; telecom photons; visible photons; wavelength conversion; Fiber lasers; Indium gallium arsenide; Interference; Optical fibers; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Quantum entanglement; Telecommunications; Waveguide lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8973-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567465
Filename
1567465
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