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SPDC-based EntangledPhoton Sources
Buzzwords: Entanglement, Twin-photons, Quantum State Engineering
This (and next week) on QCommβ’ Two-photon SPDC state derivation from PDC Hamiltonian (recap)β’ Basic nonlinear optics, properties of SPDC emission
β’ Typical nonlinear materialsβ’ Phase-matchingβ’ Spectral properties
β’ Polarization-entanglement generationβ’ Source realizationsβ’ Polarization-entanglement by HOM interferenceβ’ Detour: Space-proof entangled photon source
β’ Transverse-mode correlationsβ’ Spatial Mode Entanglementβ’ Efficient fiber-coupling
β’ Frequency-mode correlationsβ’ Frequency Entanglementβ’ Multi-photon entanglement generation
Spontaneous parametric down conversion
οΏ½HπΌπΌ β οΏ½ππππππ
β« ππππ ππππππππππ ππ Γππ,ππ
+ ππ, π‘π‘ Γππ,π π β ππ, π‘π‘ Γππ,ππ
β ππ, π‘π‘ + ππ. ππ
ππ = πππ§π§ ππ,ππ πππ§π§ + ππ
PDC interaction Hamiltonian
Transverse field operators
ππ = (kx, ky)
ππ ππ =βππ
2ππ0ππ ππ
Transverse momentum
Ξ¨0 = πΈπΈππ ππ , π π ππ β¨ π£π£π£π£ππ β¨ π£π£π£π£ππ
Initial State:
Spontaneous parametric down conversion
οΏ½HπΌπΌ β β« ππππ ππ ππ ππβ₯, π§π§ Γππ+ ππβ₯, π§π§, π‘π‘ Γπ π β ππβ₯, π§π§, π‘π‘ Γππβ ππβ₯, π§π§, π‘π‘ + ππ. ππ
ππ = πππ§π§ ππ,ππ πππ§π§ + ππ ,
PDC interaction Hamiltonian (assuming only one relevant NL tensor coeffictient)
Transverse field operators (narrowband)
ππ = (kx, ky) ,
ππ ππ0 =βππ0
2ππ0ππ ππ
Transverse momentum
Ξ¨0 = πΈπΈππ ππ , π π ππ β¨ π£π£π£π£ππ β¨ π£π£π£π£ππ
Initial State:
ππ = ππ0 + Ξ©
Ξ¨ππππππππ = exp βππβοΏ½πποΏ½HπΌπΌ πππ‘π‘ πΈπΈππ ππ , π π ππ π£π£π£π£ππ π π ,ππ
SPDC state in interaction picture
= exp βππβοΏ½ππ,ππ
πππ‘π‘ ππππ ππ ππ ππβ₯, π§π§ Γππ+ ππβ₯, π§π§, π‘π‘ Γπ π β ππβ₯, π§π§, π‘π‘ Γππβ ππβ₯, π§π§, π‘π‘ + ππ. ππ πΈπΈππ ππ , π π ππ π£π£π£π£ππ π π ,ππ
= πΈπΈππ ππ , π π ππ π£π£π£π£ππ π π ,ππ βππβοΏ½ππ,ππ
πππ‘π‘ ππππ ππ ππ ππβ₯, π§π§ Γππ+ ππβ₯, π§π§, π‘π‘ Γπ π β ππβ₯, π§π§, π‘π‘ Γππβ ππβ₯, π§π§, π‘π‘ + ππ. ππ. πΈπΈππ ππ , π π ππ π£π£π£π£ππ π π ,ππ
= π£π£π£π£ππ π π ,ππ βππβοΏ½ππ,ππ
πππ‘π‘ ππππ ππ ππ ππ πΈπΈππ ππβ₯, π§π§, π‘π‘ Γπ π β ππβ₯, π§π§, π‘π‘ Γππβ ππβ₯, π§π§, π‘π‘ π£π£π£π£ππ π π ,ππ + β―
Two-photon SPDC state
= πΈπΈππ ππ , π π ππ π£π£π£π£ππ π π ,ππ βππβοΏ½ππ,ππ
πππ‘π‘ ππππ ππ ππ ππβ₯, π§π§ Γππ+ ππβ₯, π§π§, π‘π‘ Γπ π β ππβ₯, π§π§, π‘π‘ Γππβ ππβ₯, π§π§, π‘π‘ πΈπΈππ ππ , π π ππ π£π£π£π£ππ π π ,ππ
Ξ¨ππππππππ(2βphoton) β οΏ½
ππ,πππππ‘π‘ ππππ ππ ππ ππβ₯, π§π§ πΈπΈππ ππβ₯, π§π§, π‘π‘ Γπ π β ππβ₯, π§π§, π‘π‘ Γππβ ππβ₯, π§π§, π‘π‘ π£π£π£π£ππ π π ,ππ
Two-photon SPDC state
= οΏ½ππ,ππ
πππ‘π‘ ππππ ππ ππ ππβ₯,π§π§ β« ππππππ ππππππ πΈπΈππ(ππππ)s ππππ e(πππππππ§π§π§π§ +ππ ππππβ ππβ₯βπππππππ‘π‘) Γ
β« πππππ π πππππ π eβ(πππππ π π§π§π§π§ +ππ ππππβ ππβ₯βπππππ π π‘π‘)β« ππππππ ππππππeβ(πππππ π π§π§π§π§ +ππ ππππβ ππβ₯βπππππ π π‘π‘) πππ π ,ππππβ©|ππππ ,ππππ
β¦
Ξ¨ππππππππ(2βphoton) = β« πππππ π πππππ π ππππππ ππππππΞ¦(πππ π ,πππ π , ππππ ,ππππ) πππ π ,ππππβ©|ππππ ,ππππ
SPDC biphoton mode function
Two-photon mode function SPDCΞ¦(πππ π ,πππ π , ππππ ,ππππ) = β«ππ,ππ πππ‘π‘ ππππβ₯πππ§π§ ππ
ππ ππβ₯, π§π§ β« ππππππ ππππππ πΈπΈππ ππππ s ππππ eβππ ππππβπππ π βππππ π‘π‘eππ πππππ§π§βπππ§π§π π βπππππ§π§ π§π§ eππ ππππβππππβππππ β ππβ₯
Crystal transversally homogeneous with large aperture:
β« ππππβ₯eππ ππππβππππβππππ β ππβ₯ β πΏπΏ(ππππ β πππ π β ππππ)ππ ππ ππβ₯, π§π§ β ππ ππ π§π§
Transverse momentum conservation
Long interaction time:
β« πππ‘π‘ eβππ ππππβπππ π βππππ π‘π‘ β πΏπΏ(ππππ β πππ π β ππππ)
ππππ = πππ π + ππππ
Energy conservation
ππππ = πππ π + ππππ
Crystal length: L
οΏ½βπΏπΏ2
πΏπΏ2πππ§π§ eππ πππππ§π§βπππ§π§π π βππππ
π§π§ π§π§ β π π πππππππΏπΏ2Ξπππ§π§
Longitudinal momentum conservation
πππππ§π§ = πππ§π§π π + πππππ§π§
Two-photon mode function SPDCΞ¨ππππππππ
(2βphoton) = β« πππππ π πππππ π ππππππ ππππππΞ¦(πππ π ,πππ π , ππππ ,ππππ) πππ π ,ππππβ©|ππππ ,ππππ
Ξ¦ πππ π ,πππ π , ππππ ,ππππ = πππΏπΏ πΈπΈππ(πππ π + ππππ) s(πππ π + ππππ) π π πππππππΏπΏ2Ξπππ§π§
Ξπππ§π§(πππ π ,ππππ, πππ π ,ππππ) = πππππ§π§ πππ π + ππππ ,πππ π + ππππ β πππ π π§π§ πππ π ,πππ π β πππππ§π§ ππππ,ππππPhase matching function:
πΈπΈππ(πππ π + ππππ) s(πππ π + ππππ)Pump contribution:
CW Pump: s(ππππ) = πΏπΏ ππππ β ππππ,0 β ππππ = ππππ,0 β πππ π πππ π = ππ,ππππ = ππ
Ξ¨ππππππππ(2βphoton) = β« πππππ π π π ππππππ
πΏπΏ2Ξπππ§π§(πππ π ) πππ π β©|ππππ,0 β πππ π
Collinear SPDC
Phase-matchingΞπππ§π§ πππ π = 2ππ
ππππππππ πππ π + ππππ β πππ π + ππππ β πππππ π πππ π πππ π β ππππππ ππππ ππππ = ππCollinear phase-matching condition :
ππππ = ππππ,0 β πππ π
Ξπππ§π§ πππ π β 0For equal polarizations: πππ§π§ (ππππ) πππ§π§ (πππ π )
πππ§π§ (ππππ)
Ξπππ§π§
Phase-matching
Bi-refringent phase-matching
ππππ =πππ π β ππππ
ππππ β πππ π = ππππ
Ξπππ§π§ πππ π = 2ππππ
ππππππ πππ π + ππππ β πππ π + ππππ β πππππ π πππ π πππ π β ππππππ ππππ ππππ = ππCollinear phase-matching condition :
ππππ = ππππ,0 β πππ π
type-II
Type-I
πππππππ§π§ (ππππ) πππππ π
π§π§ (πππ π )
πππππππ§π§ (ππππ)
Phase-matching
Quasi phase-matching
Ξπππ§π§ πππ π = 2ππππ
ππππππ πππ π + ππππ β πππ π + ππππ β πππππ π πππ π πππ π β ππππππ ππππ ππππ = ππCollinear phase-matching condition :
ππππ = ππππ,0 β πππ π
ππ ππ π§π§ β ππ ππ ππ2ππ ππ π§π§
Ξππππ
ππππ =πππ π β ππππ
ππππ β πππ π = ππππ
type-II
Type-I
-> Collinear phase-matching condition modified:
πππππππ§π§ (ππππ) πππππ π
π§π§ (πππ π )
πππππππ§π§ (ππππ)
Ξπππ§π§ β ππππ β πππ π β ππππ β2ππΞππππ
2ππΞππππ
ππππ = πππ π = ππππ Type-0
type-0 (z-z-z): Ξβ3.4Β΅m, deffβ11pm/V
type-I (z-y-y): Ξβ2Β΅m, deffβ3pm/V
type-II: (y-z-y): Ξβ10Β΅m, deffβ2pm/V
Phase-matching in ppKTP(KTiOPO4)
center wavelength spectral bandwidth
Other typical nonlinear materials
Material Periodic poling UV absorbtion edge NL coefficient
LN Y 330 nm 18 pm/V
LT Y (3rd order) 265 nm 3 pm/V
KTP Y 350 nm 10 pm /V
LBGO Y (3rd order) 240 nm 1 pm / V
BBO N 200 nm 3 pm / V
Generating polarization-entangled photons via SPDC: collinear type-0 sandwich scheme
Ξ¦HH πππ π
Kwiat et al. Phys. Rev. A 60, R773βR776 (1999) Trojek et al. Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 21 (2008)
Generating polarization-entangled photons via SPDC: sandwich scheme
Ξ¦VV πππ π = Ξ¦HH πππ π ππππ πππ π +ππππ πΏπΏ
Ξ¦HH πππ π |π»π»π π ,π»π»ππβ©|πππ π ,ππππ β πππ π β©
|πππ π ,ππππβ©|πππ π ,ππππ β πππ π β©
Kwiat et al. Phys. Rev. A 60, R773βR776 (1999) Trojek et al. Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 21 (2008)
Generating polarization-entangled photons via SPDC: sandwich scheme
Ξ¦VV πππ π = Ξ¦HH πππ π ππππ πππ π +ππππ πΏπΏ
Ξ¦HH πππ π
Ξ¨ = β« πππππ π Ξ¦VV πππ π [ πππ π ,ππππβ©|πππ π ,ππππ β πππ π + π»π»π π ,π»π»ππβ©|πππ π ,ππππ β πππ π ππππ πππ π +ππππ πΏπΏ]
|π»π»π π ,π»π»ππβ©|πππ π ,ππππ β πππ π β©
|πππ π ,ππππβ©|πππ π ,ππππ β πππ π β©
πΉπΉ = |β¨Ξ¨β Ξ¨ οΏ½2
= 1 + π π ππ[β« Ξ¦VV πππ π Ξ¦HHβ πππ π ]dππ
Generating polarization-entangled photons via SPDC: sandwich scheme
Ξ¨ = β« πππππ π Ξ¦β²β²VV=HH πππ π [ πππ π ,ππππβ©|πππ π ,ππππ β πππ π + π»π»π π ,π»π»ππβ©|πππ π ,ππππ β πππ π ]
Compensation crystals
uncompensated compensated
β©+β©ββ©Ξ¦isi
VVeHH is λλ
ΟΞ»Ξ»Ο ||)(|
polarization analysis
20-mm long PPKTP crystals
783nm
837nm
Alice
Bob
Experimental setup
Steinlechner et al. Opt. Express, 20, 9640β9649 (2012)
Fidelity 97%
Spectral brightness
>1Mcps/mW/nm
Crystal imperfections makespectral filtering necessary
to erase which-crystal informationβ¦
β¦visible to the naked eye
βspecial waveplateβ
Linear bi-directional double-pass
βspecial waveplateβ
Folded sandwich scheme
polarization analysis
Experimental setup
Steinlechner et al. Opt. Express 21, 11943-11951 (2013)
Optical bandwidth 2.9 nm
Visibility 99.5 % H/V99.0 % D/A
Fidelity 99.3%
Spectral brightness
>1Mcps/mW/nm
Normalizeddetection
rate>3 Mcps/mW
Heralding efficiency 20 %
High-visibility polarization-correlations
ΟA
Kwiat et al, PRL 75, 4337 (1995)
Oldie but goodieβ¦single type II emitter scheme
Kwiat et al, PRL 75, 4337 (1995)
State-of-the-art in polarization entanglement
DelinghaLijiang
βMICIUSβ: entanglement distributionover 1200km
General requirements
Total mass β€1.5 kg
Total size β€150 x 150 x 80 mm3
Total power consumption β€8 W (peak)
Optical interface
Wavelength 810 +/- 5 nm
Optical bandwidth β€0.5 nm
Output Single-mode fiber
Performance
Back-to-back pair rate >106 detected pairs
Spectral brightness >105 pairs/nm/mW
Heralding Efficiency > 50 %
Bell-state fidelity > 99 %
Environmental testing (storage)
Thermal cycling, 10 cycles -50Β°C / +75Β°C
Thermal vacuum, 4 cycles -40Β°C / +60Β°C, 10-4mbar
Humidity 95%, 24hrs
Engineering a space-proof entangled photon source (Space-EPS)
https://www.iof.fraunhofer.de/en/competences/quantum-technologies/Quantum-technology-developments.html
VIDEO of Space EPShttps://www.iof.fraunhofer.de/de/kompetenzen/Quantentechnologie.html
ESA Space-EPS engineering model
1 Million pairs / s @20mW
funded
Dimensions:β’ < 2 kg, < 15x15x10 cmβ’ < 10 W power cons (peak)
Performance:β’ Detected pair rate > 50 Kcps / mW
β’ Spectral Bandwidth < 0.3nmβ’ Heralding efficiency > 20%β’ Bell-state Fidelity > 99%
This week on QCommβ’ Two-photon SPDC state derivation from PDC Hamiltonian (recap)β’ Basic nonlinear optics, properties of SPDC emission
β’ Typical nonlinear materialsβ’ Phase-matchingβ’ Spectral properties
β’ Polarization-entanglement generationβ’ Source realizationsβ’ Detour: Space-proof entangled photon source
β’ Transverse-mode correlationsβ’ Spatial Mode Entanglementβ’ Efficient fiber-coupling
β’ Frequency-mode correlationsβ’ Frequency Entanglementβ’ Multi-photon entanglement generationβ’ Franson Interference
VIDEO of Space EPShttps://www.iof.fraunhofer.de/de/kompetenzen/Quantentechnologie.html
Path Spatial mode Time Frequency
Qubit entanglement Qudit Entanglement
β©+β©β©+β©+ dd|...22|11|00|β©β©+ 11|00|
Beyond polarization qubits
We can get high-dimensional qudit entanglement from SPDCβ¦
SPDC biphoton mode function
Ξ¨ππππππππ(2βphoton) = β« πππππ π πππππ π ππππππ ππππππΞ¦(πππ π ,πππ π , ππππ ,ππππ) πππ π ,ππππβ©|ππππ ,ππππ
Mode-function typically entangled:
Energy/Momentum typically correlated:
Ξ¦ πππ π ,πππ π , ππππ ,ππππ β ππs πππ π ,πππ π )ππππ( ππππ ,ππππ
Ξ¦ πππ π ,πππ π , ππππ ,ππππ β ππππ πππ π ,ππππ)ππππ(πππ π ,ππππ
Polarization-entanglement involves at least two mode-functions
Ξ¦HsVi πππ π ,πππ π , ππππ ,ππππ + Ξ¦VsHi πππ π ,πππ π , ππππ ,ππππ
πΉπΉ = |β¨Ξ¨β Ξ¨ οΏ½2
= 1 + π π ππ[β« Ξ¦Vπ»π» πππ π Ξ¦Hππβ πππ π ]dππ
These must overlap to achieve high state fidelity
Ξ β |ππ|/πππ§π§
πΈπΈππ(ππππ) ππππ = ππππ + ππππ
ππππ0 = πππ π 0 + ππππ0
Simplification I: Frequencies fixed (narrowband filters)
Ξ¦ πππ π = πππ π 0,πππ π ,ππππ = ππππ0,ππππ β Ξ¦ πππ π ,ππππ
Spatial mode functionΞ β |ππ|/πππ§π§
Ξ¦ πππ π ,ππππ β πΈπΈππ(πππ π + ππππ)π π πππππππΏπΏ2Ξπππ§π§(ππππ,ππππ)
πΈπΈππ(ππππ) ππππ = ππππ + ππππ
Spatial mode functionΞ β |ππ|/πππ§π§
Ξ¦ πππ π ,ππππ β πΈπΈππ(πππ π + ππππ)π π πππππππΏπΏ2Ξπππ§π§(ππππ,ππππ)
πππ§π§ ππ,ππ β ππ0π§π§ 1 βπππ₯π₯2 + πππ¦π¦2
ππ0π§π§2 ππ =
ππ ππ ππππ
ππππππ
πππ§π§ ππ,ππ = 0
Simplification II: Non-critical phase-matching
Ξπππ§π§(πππ π ,ππππ) = πππππ§π§ πππ π + ππππ β πππ π π§π§ πππ π β πππππ§π§ ππππ
Ξπππ§π§(πππ π ,ππππ) β πππππ§π§ 0 β πππ π +ππππ 2
πππππ§π§(0)- πππππ§π§ 0 + πππ π 2
πππ π π§π§(0)-πππ π π§π§ 0 + ππππ 2
πππππ§π§(0)
πππππ§π§ 0 β πππ π π§π§ 0 + πππ π π§π§ 0 β 2πππ π π§π§ 0
β Ξπππ§π§(πππ π ,ππππ) = πππ π +ππππ 2
πππππ§π§β 2 πππ π 2
πππππ§π§β 2 πππ π 2
πππππ§π§= πππ π βππππ 2
4πππππ§π§(0)
2nd-order approx.
Spatial poperties of the mode function
Ξ¦ πππ π ,ππππ β expππππ + ππππ ππ
4π€π€ππ2 π π ππππππ
πΏπΏ2πππ π β ππππ 2
2πππππ§π§(0)Gaussian Pump:
Ξ β |ππ|/πππ§π§
ππ
far field
Ξ¦ πππ π ,ππππ β πΏπΏ(ππππ + ππππ)
Thin crystal limit
Large beam waist:
ππππ = βππππ
π¦π¦
π₯π₯
π§π§
-> Signal and idler emitted at anti-correlated angles
Spatial poperties of the mode function
Ξ¦ πππ π ,ππππ β expππππ + ππππ ππ
4π€π€ππ2 π π ππππππ
πΏπΏ2πππ π β ππππ 2
2πππππ§π§(0)Gaussian Pump:
Ξ¦ πππ π ,ππππ β πΏπΏ(ππππ + ππππ)
Thin crystal limit
Large beam waist:far field
Ξ¦ πππ π ,ππππ β πΏπΏ(ππππ β ππππ)
near field
ππππ = βππππ ππππ = ππππ-> Signal and idler emitted at anti-correlated angles
Signal and idler βbornβ at same position in the crystal
Ξ β |ππ|/πππ§π§
πππ¦π¦
π₯π₯
π§π§
Propagation from near to far field
Just, F., Cavanna, A., Chekhova, M. V., & Leuchs, G. (2013). Transverse entanglement of biphotons. New Journal of Physics, 15(8), 083015.
Application: Ghost imaging
Ξ¨ = β« πππππ π ππππππΞ¦(πππ π ,ππππ) ππππβ©| ππππ
So far we considered decomposition in transverse momentum modes:
other modal decomposition, e.g. a decomp into Laguerre-Gauss modes
ππ, ππ = β« ππππ π’π’πππππΏπΏπΏπΏ(ππ) ππradial mode index ptopological winding number l
οΏ½πΏπΏπ§π§π’π’ππππLG ππ = ππ β π’π’ππππLG ππ
π’π’πππππΏπΏπΏπΏ ππ =
Modal entanglement
Mair, A., Vaziri, A., Weihs, G., & Zeilinger, A. (2001). Entanglement of the orbital angular momentum states of photons. Nature, 412(6844), 313.
Modal entanglementMode amplitudes related to overlap integral
β β©βββ©Ξ¨l lAB llC ,||
0=l
2β=l2=l
OAM entanglement :
ππp = 0 β exp ππ( πππ π +ππππ )ππ
ππ ππ ππ
Discrete modal decomposition:
Torres, J. P., Alexandrescu, A., & Torner, L. (2003). Quantum spiral bandwidth of entangled two-photon states. Physical Review A, 68(5), 050301.
Timeβ¦.
Frequency correlations
CW Pump: s(Ξ©s+Ξ©i) = πΏπΏ Ξ©s+Ξ©i
πππ π = ππ,ππππ = ππ
Ξ¨ = β« ππΞ© πΏπΏ Ξ©s + Ξ©i π π πππππππΏπΏ2Ξπππ§π§ Ξ© Ξ©sβ©|Ξ©i β β« ππΞ© Ξ©β©| β Ξ©
Collinear SPDC ππππ,0 = ππππ + πππ π
ππππ =ππππ,0
2+ Ξ©iπππ π =
ππππ,0
2+ Ξ©s
Anti-correlated joint spectral amplitude
Ξ¦ πππ π , ππππ β Ξ©s
Ξ©i
Ξ¦ Ξ©s,Ξ©i =s(Ξ©s+Ξ©i) π π πππππππΏπΏ2Ξπππ§π§(Ξ©s,Ξ©i)
Absence of frequency correlations
pulsed pump: s(Ξ©s+Ξ©i) = exp(βπΌπΌ Ξ©s+Ξ©i 2πΏπΏππππ
2 )
exp(βπΌπΌ Ξ©s+Ξ©i 2πΏπΏππππ
2 ) π π ππππππ πΏπΏ2Ξπππ§π§ Ξ©s,Ξ©i β ππ Ξ©π π ππ(Ξ©ππ)
Un-correlated joint spectral amplitude
Un-correlated joint spectral amplitude: signal idler are in pure states HOM interference
Ξ©s
Ξ©i
πππ π = ππ,ππππ = ππCollinear SPDC ππππ,0 = ππππ + πππ π
ππππ =ππππ,0
2+ Ξ©iπππ π =
ππππ,0
2+ Ξ©s
Ξ¦ πππ π , ππππ β Ξ¦ Ξ©s,Ξ©i =s(Ξ©s+Ξ©i) π π πππππππΏπΏ2Ξπππ§π§(Ξ©s,Ξ©i)
Time-Frequency entanglement
CW Pump: s(Ξ©s+Ξ©i) = πΏπΏ Ξ©s+Ξ©i
πππ π = ππ,ππππ = ππ
Ξ¨ = β« ππΞ© πΏπΏ Ξ©s + Ξ©i π π πππππππΏπΏ2Ξπππ§π§ Ξ© Ξ©sβ©|Ξ©i β β« ππΞ© Ξ©β©| β Ξ©
Collinear SPDC ππππ,0 = ππππ + πππ π
ππππ =ππππ,0
2+ Ξ©iπππ π =
ππππ,0
2+ Ξ©s
Ξ¦ πππ π , ππππ β Ξ©s
Ξ©i
Ξ¦ Ξ©s,Ξ©i =s(Ξ©s+Ξ©i) π π πππππππΏπΏ2Ξπππ§π§(Ξ©s,Ξ©i)
β β« πππ‘π‘ tβ©|π‘π‘FT:
Anti-correlated spectra
correlated emission time
ppt Ξ΄Ο
1β
long pump coherence time
SPDCct Ξ΄Ο
1β
signal-idlercorrelation time
cp tt >>
β =β©ββ©Ξ¨
N
i iiAB tt1
,||Time-energy entanglement:
c
p
tt
N β
Time-frequency entanglement
...,|,|...| 11 +β©β©++ββ©Ξ¨ ++ iiiiAB tttt
BS BS
Franson interferometer
Franson J. D. Bell inequality for position and time. Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 2205β2208 (1989)
ppt Ξ΄Ο
1β
long pump coherence time
SPDCct Ξ΄Ο
1β
signal-idlercorrelation time
cp tt >>
Polarization & time-energyEntanglement:
( )β©β©+ββ©β VHHVtti ii ||,|
Hyper-entanglement
βhyper entanglementβ
Post-selection-free Franson interferometer
( )β©β©+ββ©ββ©Ξ¨ β VVHHtti iiAB ||,||
PBS PBSPOL POL
Strekalov D., Pittman T., Sergienko A., Shih Y. & Kwiat P. Postselection-free energy-time entanglement. Phys. Rev. A 54, R1 (1996).
Path Spatial mode Time Frequency
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