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European Conference on Optical Communication

Broadband source of polarization-entangled photon-pairs suitable for multi-channel wavelength-multiplexed entanglement distribution

Han Chuen Lim, Akio Yoshizawa, Hidemi Tsuchida, Kazuro Kikuchi

Published Jan 1, 2008• 0 citations
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Abstract

We demonstrate a broadband source of polarization-entangled photon-pairs suitable for wavelength-multiplexed entanglement distribution over fiber. We show that this source could support up to 44 wavelength channels.
DOI
10.1109/ecoc.2008.4729169

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