• DocumentCode
    2666392
  • Title

    Plasmon-assisted transmission of quantum entanglement

  • Author

    van Exter, M.P. ; Altewischer, E. ; Woerdman, J.P.

  • Author_Institution
    Huygens Lab., Leiden Univ., Netherlands
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    We investigate whether entanglement is conserved when polarization entangled photons are converted to surface plasmons, propagating along subwavelength metal hole arrays. We find that entanglement survives, but is limited by spatial dispersion of the hole arrays.
  • Keywords
    quantum entanglement; quantum optics; surface plasmons; plasmon-assisted transmission; polarization entangled photons; quantum entanglement; spatial dispersion; subwavelength metal hole arrays; surface plasmons; Interference; Optical arrays; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Optical surface waves; Photonic crystals; Plasmons; Quantum entanglement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-749-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2003.238437
  • Filename
    1276023