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Frontiers in Optics

Kerr-effect induced correlations of optical fiber solitons and the impact of phase control

Gerd Leuchs, O. Glöckl, Stefan Lorenz, Christoph Marquardt, J. Heersink, Natalia Korolkova

Published Jan 1, 2003• 0 citations
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Abstract

Experiments are reported in which the quantum properties of intense optical pulses at 1.5 micrometer are controlled via their non-linear interaction with the optical fiber. Intense light pulses may exhibit non-classical features such as entanglement with application in quantum communication. The role of phase control will be discussed.
DOI
10.1364/fio.2003.wll1

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