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Entanglement of the transverse degrees of freedom of the photon

Abstract

Using two parametric down-converters, it is possible to prepare twin photons in position-entangled states, where the photons are labelled by their birth position. We have measured the interference between the two probability amplitudes for a twin-photon pair: of being born in the first crystal or in the second one. The oscillation frequency of the coincidence pattern can be varied through independent phase differences in the signal and idler beams. Entangled states in position and also in the polarization sub-space can be prepared with this source. In this case, measurement of the position interference can give us information about the degree of polarization entanglement.
Authors:
Ribeiro, P H Souto; [1]  Santos, M Franca; [1]  Milman, P; [1]  Khoury, A Z [2] 
  1. Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68528, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21945-970 (Brazil)
  2. Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal Fluminense, BR-24210-340 Niteroi, RJ (Brazil)
Publication Date:
Aug 01, 2002
Product Type:
Journal Article
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Journal of Optics. B, Quantum and Semiclassical Optics (Print); Journal Volume: 4; Journal Issue: 4; Conference: 4. international workshop on mysteries, puzzles and paradoxes in quantum mechanics, Gargano (Italy), 27 Aug - 1 Sep 2001; Other Information: PII: S1464-4266(02)37852-2; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); PBD: 1 Aug 2002
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; COINCIDENCE METHODS; CORRELATIONS; ENERGY LEVELS; INTERFERENCE; PHOTONS; POLARIZATION; PROBABILITY; QUANTUM MECHANICS
OSTI ID:
20429932
Research Organizations:
Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, Departement de Physique de L'Ecole Normale Superieure, 24 rue Lhomond, Paris Cedex 05 (France)
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 1464-4266; TRN: GB03P2362012626
Availability:
Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/1464-4266/4/S437/ob2435.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Optics. B, Quantum and Semiclassical Optics (Print) (ISSN 1464-4266) http://www.iop.org/;INIS
Submitting Site:
GBN
Size:
page(s) S437-S442
Announcement Date:
Mar 10, 2004

Citation Formats

Ribeiro, P H Souto, Santos, M Franca, Milman, P, and Khoury, A Z. Entanglement of the transverse degrees of freedom of the photon. United Kingdom: N. p., 2002. Web. doi:10.1088/1464-4266/4/4/335.
Ribeiro, P H Souto, Santos, M Franca, Milman, P, & Khoury, A Z. Entanglement of the transverse degrees of freedom of the photon. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1088/1464-4266/4/4/335
Ribeiro, P H Souto, Santos, M Franca, Milman, P, and Khoury, A Z. 2002. "Entanglement of the transverse degrees of freedom of the photon." United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1088/1464-4266/4/4/335.
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title = {Entanglement of the transverse degrees of freedom of the photon}
author = {Ribeiro, P H Souto, Santos, M Franca, Milman, P, and Khoury, A Z}
abstractNote = {Using two parametric down-converters, it is possible to prepare twin photons in position-entangled states, where the photons are labelled by their birth position. We have measured the interference between the two probability amplitudes for a twin-photon pair: of being born in the first crystal or in the second one. The oscillation frequency of the coincidence pattern can be varied through independent phase differences in the signal and idler beams. Entangled states in position and also in the polarization sub-space can be prepared with this source. In this case, measurement of the position interference can give us information about the degree of polarization entanglement.}
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