Title :
A fiber-based source of degenerate polarization-entangled photons in the telecom band
Author :
Medic, Milja ; Altepeter, Joseph ; Hall, Matthew ; Patel, Monika ; Kumar, Prem
Author_Institution :
EECS Dept., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
We present a high quality degenerate source of polarization-entangled photons (0.96 plusmn 0.01 fidelity with a maximally entangled state). Reverse Hong-Ou-Mandel interference in an optical-fiber Sagnac loop deterministically separates the indistinguishable photons.
Keywords :
light sources; optical fibre polarisation; quantum entanglement; quantum optics; fiber-based source; high quality degenerate source; optical-fiber Sagnac loop; polarization-entangled photons; reverse Hong-Ou-Mandel interference; telecom band; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Photonic crystals; Quantum entanglement; Sagnac interferometers; Telecommunications; (190.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (270.5565) Quantum communications;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
