Title :
Effects of polarization-dependent loss and fiber birefringence on photon-pair entanglement in fiber-optic channels
Author :
Medic, Milja ; Kumar, Prem
Author_Institution :
Center for Photonic Communication and Computing, EECS Department, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-3118, USA
Abstract :
Quantum communication requires that photon-pair entanglement be preserved as the photons are distributed to remote locations. We model the effects of loss and birefringence on polarization-entangled photon pairs propagating in optical fibers.
Keywords :
Biomedical optical imaging; Birefringence; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber polarization; Optical losses; Optical propagation; Photonics Society; Propagation losses; Quantum computing;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431243
