Title :
A dual-in, dual-out, 30-ps window, entangled photon switch
Author :
Patel, Monika ; Oza, Neal N. ; Hall, Matthew A. ; Altepeter, Joseph B. ; Kumar, Prem
Author_Institution :
Center for Photonic Commun. & Comput., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
We present a dual-in, dual-out, all-optical, fiber-based entangled photon switch, capable of 10-GHz operation. It improves upon a slower, three-port design which exhibits low-loss, low signal-band noise, and does not disturb the transmitted photons´ quantum state.
Keywords :
optical design techniques; optical fibre losses; optical noise; photonic switching systems; quantum entanglement; quantum optics; all-optical fiber-based entangled photon switch; dual-in dual-out entangled photon switch; frequency 10 GHz; low signal-band noise; three-port design; transmitted photon quantum state; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Optical switches; Photonics; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5730-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2011.5999940
