Title :
Topological protection of path entanglement in photonic quantum walks
Author :
Rechtsman, Mikael C. ; Lumer, Yaakov ; Plotnik, Yonatan ; Perez-Leija, Armando ; Szameit, Alexander ; Segev, Mordechai
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Abstract :
We show that entangled photons propagating along the edge of a photonic topological insulator preserve their entanglement despite edge defects of any kind. This represents a novel methodology for the transport of quantum information.
Keywords :
light propagation; quantum entanglement; quantum optics; topological insulators; edge defects; entangled photon propagation; path entanglement; photonic quantum walks; photonic topological insulator; quantum information transport; topological protection; Arrays; Correlation; Nonlinear optics; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Quantum entanglement; Topological insulators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
