Title :
A reconfigurable entangling circuit on a photonic chip
Author :
Shadbolt, P.J. ; Verde, M.R. ; Peruzzo, A. ; Politi, A. ; Laing, A. ; Lobino, M. ; Matthews, J.C.F. ; Brien, J. L O
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Abstract :
We report a reconfigurable integrated photonic circuit with eight phase shifters. This device can generate and characterise entangled states, violate a Bell-type inequality with a continuum of partially entangled states, and generate one-qubit mixed states.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical phase shifters; quantum entanglement; entangled states; one-qubit mixed states; phase shifters; photonic chip; reconfigurable entangling circuit; reconfigurable integrated photonic circuit; Logic gates; Optical waveguides; Phase measurement; Photonics; Quantum computing; Quantum entanglement; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2011 8th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8338-9
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2011.6053783
