Title :
1.5µm polarization entangled photon pair generation based on birefringence in microstructure fibers
Author :
Zhou, Qiang ; Zhang, Wei ; Zhang, Situo ; Cheng, Jierong ; Huang, Yidong ; Peng, Jiangde
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing
Abstract :
Birefringence in microstructure fiber leads to polarization dependent parametric florescence, which provides a novel scheme for polarization entangled photon pair generation. Its feasibility is demonstrated by two-photon interference measurement with fringes visibilities of >93%.
Keywords :
birefringence; multiwave mixing; optical fibre polarisation; photon polarisation; birefringence; four-wave mixing; microstructure fibers; nonlinear optics; polarization entangled photon pair generation; two-photon interference measurement; wavelength 1.5 mum; Birefringence; Fiber nonlinear optics; Interference; Microstructure; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Photonic crystal fibers; Quantum entanglement; Silicon compounds; (060.4005) Microstructured fibers; (190.4380) Nonlinear optics, four-wave mixing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
