Phase-stable source of polarization-entangled photons in a linear double-pass configuration

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ProjectPHORBITECH - A Toolbox for Photon Orbital Angular Momentum Technology (EC-FP7-255914)
QIT4QAD - Photonic Quantum Information Technology and the Foundations of Quantum Physics in Higher Dimensions (EC-FP7-227844)
AQUMET - Atomic Quantum Metrology (EC-FP7-280169)
QIT4QAD - Photonic Quantum Information Technology and the Foundations of Quantum Physics in Higher Dimensions (EC-FP7-227844)
AQUMET - Atomic Quantum Metrology (EC-FP7-280169)
Abstract
We demonstrate a compact, robust, and highly efficient source of polarization-entangled photons, based on linear bi-directional down-conversion in a novel ‘folded sandwich’ configuration. Bi-directionally pumping a single periodically poled KTiOPO4 (ppKTP) crystal with a 405-nm laser diode, we generate entangled photon pairs at the non-degenerate wavelengths 784 nm (signal) and 839 nm (idler), and achieve an unprecedented detection rate of 11.8 kcps for 10.4 μW of pump power (1.1 million pairs / mW), in a 2.9-nm bandwidth, while maintaining a very high two-photon entanglement quality, with a Bell-state fidelity of 99.3 ± 0.3%.
CitationSteinlechner, F. [et al.]. Phase-stable source of polarization-entangled photons in a linear double-pass configuration. "Optics express", Maig 2013, vol. 21, núm. 10, p. 11943-11951.
ISSN1094-4087
Publisher versionhttp://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-21-10-11943
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