Generation of polarization-entangled photon pairs in a Bragg reflection waveguide

We demonstrate experimentally that spontaneous parametric down-conversion in an AlxGa1−xAs semiconductor Bragg reflection waveguide can make for paired photons highly entangled in the polarization degree of freedom at the telecommunication wavelength of 1550 nm. The pairs of photons show visibility...

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Autores: Valles Marin, Adam, Hendrych, M., Svozilik, Jiri, Machulka, R., Abolghasem, P., Kang, D., Bijlani, B.J., Helmy, A.S., Pérez Torres, Juan|||0000-0002-4454-6676
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/20013
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/20013
https://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.010841
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Photonics
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Sumario:We demonstrate experimentally that spontaneous parametric down-conversion in an AlxGa1−xAs semiconductor Bragg reflection waveguide can make for paired photons highly entangled in the polarization degree of freedom at the telecommunication wavelength of 1550 nm. The pairs of photons show visibility higher than 90% in several polarization bases and violate a Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt Bell-like inequality by more than 3 standard deviations. This represents a significant step toward the realization of efficient and versatile self pumped sources of entangled photon pairs on-chip.