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Picosecond-spaced time-entangled photonic qudits on chip and their use for quantum communications

Stefania Sciara, Hao Yu, Mario Chemnitz, Nicola Montaut, Bennet Fischer, Benjamin Crockett, Benjamin Wetzel, Brent E. Little, Sai T. Chu, David Moss, José Azaña, Zhiming Wang, Roberto Morandotti

Published Jan 1, 2023• 0 citations
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Abstract

We present a platform for the generation and processing of picosecond-spaced time entangled photonic qudits, based on on-chip interferometers and a spiral waveguide. We apply these states to implement quantum communications over fiber telecom networks.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_fs.2023.fm4e.5

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