Conditional frequency-domain beamsplitters using phase modulators

We propose and explore the families of fully tunable, conditional 2 x 2 frequency-domain beamsplitters that result from sideband coupling in phase modulators. Full tunability is obtained by tailoring the driving voltage feeding the modulators, in a design based on the symmetries of this voltage wave...

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Autores: Capmany Francoy, José|||0000-0002-6460-4167, Fernández-Pousa, Carlos R.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/53943
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/53943
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Quantum information
Microwave photonics
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Sumario:We propose and explore the families of fully tunable, conditional 2 x 2 frequency-domain beamsplitters that result from sideband coupling in phase modulators. Full tunability is obtained by tailoring the driving voltage feeding the modulators, in a design based on the symmetries of this voltage waveform. The most favorable case in terms of success probability is that of first-sideband coupling, which can be implemented by the use of single-tone phase modulation. The use of this device is illustrated by means of several examples based on the use of a wavelength-routed source of pairs of single-photon frequency-entangled states, showing immediate applications as a means of translating to the frequency-domain quantum-processing protocols based on linear optics.