Fiber-based photon-pair source capable of hybrid entanglement in frequency and transverse mode, controllably scalable to higher dimensions

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作者
Cruz-Delgado, D. [1 ]
Ramirez-Alarcon, R. [2 ]
Ortiz-Ricardo, E. [1 ]
Monroy-Ruz, J. [1 ]
Dominguez-Serna, F. [3 ]
Cruz-Ramirez, H. [1 ]
Garay-Palmett, K. [3 ]
U'Ren, A. B. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Ciencias Nucl, Apdo Postal 70-543, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
[2] Ctr Invest Opt AC, Guanajuato 37150, Mexico
[3] Ctr Invest Cient & Educ Super Ensenada, Dept Opt, Apartado Postal 360, Ensenada 22860, BC, Mexico
来源
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS | 2016年 / 6卷
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D O I
10.1038/srep27377
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
We have designed and implemented a photon-pair source, based on the spontaneous four wave mixing (SFWM) process in a few-mode fiber, in a geometry which permits multiple, simultaneous SFWM processes, each associated with a distinct combination of transverse modes for the four participating waves. In our source: i) each process is group-velocity-matched so that it is, by design, nearly-factorable, and ii) the spectral separation between neighboring processes is greater than the marginal spectral width of each process. Consequently, there is a direct correspondence between the joint amplitude of each process and each of the Schmidt mode pairs of the overall two-photon state. Our approach permits hybrid entanglement in discrete frequency and in transverse mode, whereby control of the number of supported fiber transverse modes allows scalability to higher dimensions while spectral filtering may be used for straightforward Schmidt mode discrimination.
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