DocumentCode
516080
Title
Loss of polarization entanglement in optical fibers due to polarization mode dispersion
Author
Brodsky, Misha ; George, Elizabeth C. ; Antonelli, Cristian ; Shtaif, Mark
Author_Institution
AT&T Labs., Middletown, NJ, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
21-25 March 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We perform quantum tomography measurements on polarization-entangled photon pairs traversing fibers with birefringence. We find that the entanglement disappears gradually if the birefringence affects only one photon of the pair. A theory supports our observations.
Keywords
birefringence; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; quantum entanglement; birefringence; optical fibers; polarization entanglement; polarization mode dispersion; polarization-entangled photon pairs; quantum tomography measurements; Birefringence; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber theory; Optical fibers; Performance evaluation; Polarization mode dispersion; Quantum computing; Quantum entanglement; Single photon emission computed tomography;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-884-1
Type
conf
Filename
5465794
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