Three-colour entanglement generated by an injection-seeded nondegenerate optical parametric oscillator

Three-colour continuous-variable (CV) entanglement can be directly generated by an injection-seeded nondegenerate optical parametric oscillator (INOPO). The quantum correlations among the pump, signal, and idler beams are calculated and discussed by applying sufficient inseparability criteria for CV entanglement. The results clearly show that strong three-colour CV entanglement can be produced by operating the pump above the oscillation threshold. The INOPO is easier to realize experimentally and more steady in comparison to that without an injected signal since the injected signal can increase the nonlinear conversion efficiency and the stability, as well as allow a large degree of tunability. This scheme can be very useful for the applications in quantum communication and computation networks. ► We propose a new scheme to produce three-color continuous-variable entanglement. ► We verify that pump, signal and idler beams are continuous-variable entangled. ► The injected signal can increase the nonlinear conversion efficiency. ► The injected signal can increase the stability of the NOPO. ► It is easier to realize experimentally than NOPO without injected signal.