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Research in Optical Sciences

Quantum State Characterization of High-dimensionally Entangled Photons

Jonathan Leach, Megan Agnew, Melanie G. McLaren, Stef Roux, Robert W. Boyd

Published Jan 1, 2012• 0 citations
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Abstract

We tomographically reconstruct the high-dimensionally entangled quantum state produced by parametric downconversion. Our results precisely characterize the entanglement, thus establishing the suitability of such states for applications in quantum information science.
DOI
10.1364/qim.2012.qw2b.2

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