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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

A programmable electro-optic Bell-state analyzer for spectrally distinguishable photons

Navin B. Lingaraju, Hsuan‐Hao Lu, Daniel E. Leaird, Steven B. Estrella, Joseph M. Lukens, Andrew M. Weiner

Published Jan 1, 2021• 0 citations
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Abstract

We demonstrate a Bell-state analyzer that operates directly on frequency mismatch and unambiguously distinguishes two of four Bell states with accuracy exceeding 98%, opening a feasible path to wavelength-multiplexed quantum networks.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_qels.2021.ftu1n.5

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