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IEEE Photonics Conference

PDL-Induced Entanglement Degradation in Fibers with PMD

Daniel E. Jones, Brian T. Kirby, Michael Brodsky

Published Sep 1, 2018• 0 citations
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Abstract

We experimentally investigate the entanglement quality of polarization-entangled photon pairs transmitted through two fibers with PDL. We compensate for entanglement loss due to PDL despite the presence of significant PMD. A theory supports our observations and provides insight into the conditions necessary for complete compensation.
DOI
10.1109/ipcon.2018.8527280

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