DocumentCode
878796
Title
Entangled photons
Author
Shih, Yanhua
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
Volume
9
Issue
6
fYear
2003
Firstpage
1455
Lastpage
1467
Abstract
Based on the quantum behavior of entangled photon pairs generated via spontaneous parametric down conversion, this paper reviews the concept of effective two-photon wavefunction or biphoton wavepacket and emphasize the very different physics associated with the entangled two-photon system and with its "individual" subsystems. Experimental approaches for Bell state preparation, pumped by continuous wave and ultrashort pulse, and the propagation of biphoton wavepacket in dispersive media are discussed.
Keywords
Bell theorem; high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; optical pumping; quantum entanglement; quantum optics; Bell state preparation; biphoton wavepacket; biphoton wavepacket propagation; continuous wave pump; dispersive media; effective two-photon wavefunction; entangled photons; entangled two-photon system; quantum behavior; spontaneous parametric down conversion; ultrashort pulse pump; Dispersion; Information processing; Lithography; Metrology; Particle measurements; Performance evaluation; Physics; Polarization; Quantum entanglement; Quantum mechanics;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1077-260X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JSTQE.2003.820927
Filename
1263776
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