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arXiv:0806.2842 · Optics Express

A single-crystal source of path-polarization entangled photons at non-degenerate wavelengths

Sébastien Sauge, Marcin Świłło, Maria Tengner, Anders Karlsson

Published Jun 17, 2008• 15 citations
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Abstract

We demonstrate a bright, narrowband, compact, quasi-phase-matched single-crystal source generating path-polarization-entangled photon pairs at 810 nm and 1550 nm at a maximum rate of 3 x 10(6) s(-1) THz(-1) mW(-1) after coupling to single-mode fiber, and with two-photon interference visibility above 90%. While the source can already be used to implement quantum communication protocols such as quantum key distribution, this work is also instrumental for narrowband applications such as entanglement transfer from photonic to atomic qubits, or entanglement of photons from independent sources.

DOI
10.1364/oe.16.009701

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We present a bright, narrowband, portable, quasi-phase-matched two-crystal source generating polarization-entangled photon pairs at 809 nm and 1555 nm at a maximum rate of 1.2 x 10(6) s(-1) THz-1 mW(-1) after coupling to single-mode fiber. The quantum channel at 1555 nm and the synchronization signal gating the single photon detector are multiplexed in the same optical fiber of length 27 km by means of wavelength division multiplexers (WDM) having 100 GHz (0.8 nm) spacing between channels. This implementation makes quantum communication applications compatible with current high-speed optical networks.
A brighter, more narrowband and portable source using two 50 mm long orthogonally oriented, quasi-phase-matched crystals is built. The new source generates polarization-entangled photon pairs at 809 nm and 1555 nm at a maximum rate of 1.2 x 106s-1THz-1mW-1after coupling to single-mode fiber. For transmission experiments, the quantum and synchronization channels are multiplexed in a WDM environment, and with only 0.8 nm spacing between them, a detected rate of 1.1 x 103 s-1photon pairs is achieved with a raw visibility of 85 % in all measurement bases after transmission over 27 km of single mode fiber. With the current isolation of about 100 dB achieved between channels, the quantum channel could even be multiplexed with a classical data channel.
We discuss recent work in quantum communication, and in some details present a bright, narrowband, portable, quasi-phase-matched two-crystal source generating polarization-entangled photon pairs at 809 nm and 1555 nm. We also show how the single-photon quantum channel at 1555 nm and a classical synchronization signal gating the single photon detector at the receiving side can be multiplexed in the same optical fiber of length 27 km by means of wavelength division multiplexers (WDM) having 100 GHz (0.8 nm) spacing between channels. This illustrates how single-photon quantum communication applications is compatible with current high-speed optical networks.
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