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arXiv:quant-ph/0107145 · Physical Review A

Preparation of polarization-entangled mixed states of two photons

Chuanwei Zhang

Published Jan 16, 2004• 12 citations
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Abstract

We propose a scheme for preparing arbitrary two-photons polarization-entangled mixed states via controlled location decoherence. The scheme uses only linear optical devices and single-mode optical fibers, and may be feasible in experiment within current optical technology.
DOI
10.1103/physreva.69.014304

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