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Automated Quantum State Tomography of Four Bell States Generated by Compact SPDC Source

Sondos R. Elsehimy, Khaled Kallaf, Hussein E. Kotb, Salem F. Hegazy, Haitham Omran

Published Jan 1, 2024• 0 citations
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Abstract

The high fidelity of the four maximally entangled two-photon states, generated by a compact type-I SPDC source, is verified using automated quantum state tomography system.
DOI
10.1364/quantum.2024.qw2a.6

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