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Analysis of spatial modal entanglement using perturbation method technique

Divya Bharadwaj, Krishnan Thyagarajan

Published Dec 1, 2015• 0 citations

Abstract

In this paper, we analyze the problem of generation of spatial mode entangled photon pairs using the perturbation method in a step index profile channel waveguide. It is shown that by a proper design of the channel waveguide it is possible to generate spatial mode entangled pairs of photons using a single QPM grating.

DOI: 10.1109/wrap.2015.7806009

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