DocumentCode
2609788
Title
Characterization of four states polarization flipper for single photon application
Author
Abdul Khir, M.F. ; Zain, M. N Mohd ; Suryadi ; Saharudin, S. ; Shaari, S.
Author_Institution
Inf. Security Lab., MIMOS Berhad, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
fYear
2010
fDate
5-7 July 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We report characterization result using weak coherent pulses on four states polarization flipper utilizing two Pockels cells. Visibility of nearly 90% and above was achieved for each four linear polarization input states. A good polarization contrast between not flipped and flipped states shows that this configuration can be applied for single photon applications.
Keywords
Pockels effect; light coherence; light polarisation; quantum communication; quantum optics; coherent pulses; four state polarization flipper; linear polarization input states; pockels cells; polarization contrast; single photon application; Encoding; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optics; Photonics; Polarization; Protocols; Flipper; Pockels cell; Polarization; Single photon;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photonics (ICP), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Langkawi
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-7186-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICP.2010.5604441
Filename
5604441
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