Polarization entangled photon-pair source based on quantum nonlinear photonics and interferometry

• Published in: Optics communications Vol. 327; pp. 7 - 16
• Main Authors: Kaiser, F., Ngah, L.A., Issautier, A., Delord, T., Aktas, D., D׳Auria, V., De Micheli, M.P., Kastberg, A., Labonté, L., Alibart, O., Martin, A., Tanzilli, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.09.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Entanglement; Interferometers; Nonlinear integrated photonics; Nonlinearity; Photonics; Photons; Physics; Polarization; Polarization entanglement; Quantum communication; Quantum Physics; Standard deviation; Wavelengths; Nonlinear integrated photonics; Polarization entanglement; Quantum communication; Quantum Communication; Nonlinear Integrated Photonics; Polarization Entanglement
• ISSN: 0030-4018; 1873-0310
• DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2014.03.056

We present a versatile, high-brightness, guided-wave source of polarization entangled photons, emitted at a telecom wavelength. Photon-pairs are generated using an integrated type-0 nonlinear waveguide, and subsequently prepared in a polarization entangled state via a stabilized fiber interferometer. We show that the single photon emission wavelength can be tuned over more than 50nm, whereas the single photon spectral bandwidth can be chosen at will over more than five orders of magnitude (from 25MHz to 4THz). Moreover, by performing entanglement analysis, we demonstrate a high degree of control of the quantum state via the violation of the Bell inequalities by more than 40 standard deviations. This makes this scheme suitable for a wide range of quantum optics experiments, ranging from fundamental research to quantum information applications. We report on details of the setup, as well as on the characterization of all included components, previously outlined in Kaiser et al. (Laser Phys. Lett. 10 (2013) 045202).