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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Multiple pulse-mode Bell states heralded via entanglement swapping

Sofiane Merkouche, Valérian Thiel, Alex O. C. Davis, Brian J. Smith

Published Jan 1, 2021• 0 citations
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Abstract

A novel scheme is presented for simultaneous heralding of multiple distinct pulse-mode entangled states via frequency-resolved Bell-state measurements. The heralded states are verified using spectral measurements and two-photon interference.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_at.2021.jm4e.6

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