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A Photonic System for Generating Unconditional Polarization-Entangled Photons Based on Multiple Quantum Interference
Published on: September 5, 2019
Shannon dimensionality of quantum channels and its application to photon entanglement
J B Pors1, S S R Oemrawsingh, A Aiello
1Huygens Laboratory, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands. pors@molphys.leidenuniv.nl
Abstract:
We introduce the concept of Shannon dimensionality D as a new way to quantify bipartite entanglement as measured in an experiment. This is applied to orbital-angular-momentum entanglement of two photons, using two state analyzers composed of a rotatable angular-sector phase plate that is lens coupled to a single-mode fiber. We can deduce the value of D directly from the observed two-photon coincidence fringe. In our experiment, D varies between 2 and 6, depending on the experimental conditions. We predict how the Shannon dimensionality evolves when the number of angular sectors imprinted in the phase plate is increased and anticipate that D approximately 50 is experimentally within reach.
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