Title :
A reconfigurable photonic chip for generating, manipulating and measuring entanglement and mixture
Author :
Shadbolt, Peter J. ; Verde, M.R. ; Peruzzo, Alberto ; Politi, A. ; Laing, Anthony ; Lobino, Mirko ; Matthews, Jonathan C. F. ; Thompson, Mark G. ; O´Brien, Jeremy L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate a reconfigurable quantum photonic circuit with eight phase shifters. We use this device to generate and characterise maximally entangled two-qubit states, violate Bell inequalities, and generate single-photon mixed states.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical phase shifters; photons; quantum entanglement; eight phase shifters; reconfigurable quantum photonic circuit; single-photon mixed states; two-qubit states; violate Bell inequalities; Logic gates; Optical interferometry; Optical waveguides; Phase measurement; Photonics; Quantum computing; Quantum entanglement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
