Spatial and temporal characterization of polarization entanglement
A. Nomerotski, Dimitrios Katramatos, Paul Stankus, P. Švihra, Guodong Cui, Sonali Gera, Mael Flament, Eden Figueroa
Abstract
We describe the full temporal and spatial characterization of polarization-entangled photons produced by Spontaneous Parametric Down Conversions using an intensified high-speed optical camera, Tpx3Cam. This novel technique allows for precise determination of Bell inequality parameters and for new characterization methods for the spatial distribution of entangled quantum information. We also discuss a technique to synchronize multiple cameras separated by vast distances, which will be required for a distributed quantum network.
Topics & Concepts
Quantum entanglementSpontaneous parametric down-conversionPhoton entanglementPhotonPolarization (electrochemistry)Characterization (materials science)Parametric statisticsPhysicsBell stateQuantum imagingQuantumQuantum key distributionComputer scienceQuantum networkQuantum opticsOpticsQuantum mechanicsMathematicsChemistryStatisticsPhysical chemistryQuantum Mechanics and ApplicationsQuantum Information and CryptographyQuantum optics and atomic interactions