Compact polarization-entangled photon source based on coexisting noncritically birefringent and quasi phase matching in a nonlinear crystal

Polarization-entangled photons are indispensable to numerous quantum technologies and fundamental studies. In this paper, we propose and demonstrate what we believe to be a novel source that generates collinear polarization-entangled photons by simultaneously achieving two distinct types of phase-ma...

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Veröffentlicht in:Optics express 2024-08, Vol.32 (17), p.29436
Hauptverfasser: Yang, Chun-Yao, Wang, Chao-Yuan, Lin, Kuan-Heng, Tsai, Tsung-Ying, Lin, Chih-Chia, Canalias, Carlota, Wang, Li-Bang, Yabushita, Atsushi, Chuu, Chih-Sung
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Zusammenfassung:Polarization-entangled photons are indispensable to numerous quantum technologies and fundamental studies. In this paper, we propose and demonstrate what we believe to be a novel source that generates collinear polarization-entangled photons by simultaneously achieving two distinct types of phase-matching conditions (noncritically birefringent and quasi phase matching) in a periodically poled nonlinear crystal with a large poling period of 2 mm. The photon pairs are generated in a polarization-entangled state with a fidelity and concurrence of 0.998 and 0.935, respectively, and violate the Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt inequality by 84 standard deviations. The compact source does not require interferometer, delicate domain structures, or post selection, and is advantageous for scalable quantum computing and communication, where many replicas or chip-scale devices are needed.
ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.527688