Title :
Classical optical simulation of bi-photon generation in quadratic waveguide arrays
Author :
Gräfe, M. ; Solntsev, A.S. ; Keil, R. ; Tünnermann, A. ; Nolte, S. ; Szameit, A. ; Sukhorukov, A.A. ; Kivshar, Yu S.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, Jena, Germany
Abstract :
We suggest and demonstrate experimentally that evolution of classical light can simulate bi-photon generation through spontaneous parametric down-conversion and correlated quantum walks in waveguide arrays, including violation of Bell´s inequality.
Keywords :
Bell theorem; nonlinear optics; optical arrays; optical waveguides; quantum computing; quantum entanglement; quantum optics; two-photon processes; Bell inequality violation; bi-photon generation; correlated quantum walks; nonlinear process; optical simulation; quadratic waveguide arrays; spontaneous parametric down-conversion; Correlation; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical pumping; Optical waveguide theory; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
