All-Fiber Source of Polarization-Entangled Photon Pairs Based on a Novel Birefringence Compensated Scheme

Han Chuen Lim; Dexiang Wang; Takuo Tanemura; Kazuhiro Katoh; Kazuro Kikuchi

All-Fiber Source of Polarization-Entangled Photon Pairs Based on a Novel Birefringence Compensated Scheme

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v2

Authors: Han Chuen Lim , Dexiang Wang , Takuo Tanemura , Kazuhiro Katoh , Kazuro Kikuchi

Abstract

We propose a new all-fiber source of polarization-entangled photon pairs for quantum communications. Fiber birefringence is compensated using Faraday rotator mirror, resulting in enhanced stability against random polarization drifts compared to existing schemes.

Keywords

polarization entanglement photon pair source all-fiber birefringence compensation faraday rotator mirror quantum communication

Cite

@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0607179,
  title  = {All-Fiber Source of Polarization-Entangled Photon Pairs Based on a Novel Birefringence Compensated Scheme},
  author = {Han Chuen Lim and Dexiang Wang and Takuo Tanemura and Kazuhiro Katoh and Kazuro Kikuchi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0607179},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

Presented at LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, Quebec City, Canada, 17-19 July, 2006, paper TuB2.4

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