All-fiber source and sorter for multimode correlated photons
Kfir Sulimany, Yaron Bromberg
Abstract
Abstract Photons occupying multiple spatial modes hold a great promise for implementing high-dimensional quantum communication. We use spontaneous four-wave mixing to generate multimode photon pairs in a few-mode fiber. We show the photons are correlated in the fiber mode basis using an all-fiber mode sorter. Our demonstration offers an essential building block for realizing high-dimensional quantum protocols based on standard, commercially available fibers, in an all-fiber configuration.
Topics & Concepts
Multi-mode optical fiberPhotonFiberOptical fiberQuantum information sciencePhysicsMode (computer interface)OpticsQuantumComputer scienceSingle-mode optical fiberQuantum entanglementQuantum mechanicsMaterials scienceOperating systemComposite materialQuantum Information and CryptographyQuantum optics and atomic interactionsOrbital Angular Momentum in Optics