Compact 6 dB Two-Color Continuous Variable Entangled Source Based on a Single Ring Optical Resonator

Continuous-variable entangled optical beams at the degenerate wavelength of 0.8 μm or 1.5 μm have been investigated extensively, but separately. The two-color entangled states of these two useful wavelengths, with sufficiently high degrees of entanglement, still lag behind. In this work, we analyze...

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Main Authors: Ning Wang, Shanna Du, Yongmin Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-02-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/8/3/330
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Summary:Continuous-variable entangled optical beams at the degenerate wavelength of 0.8 μm or 1.5 μm have been investigated extensively, but separately. The two-color entangled states of these two useful wavelengths, with sufficiently high degrees of entanglement, still lag behind. In this work, we analyze the various limiting factors that affect the entanglement degree. On the basis of this, we successfully achieve 6 dB of two-color quadrature entangled light beams by improving the escape efficiency of the nondegenerate optical amplifier, the stability of the phase-locking servo system, and the detection efficiency. Our entangled source is constructed only from a single ring optical resonator, and thus is highly compact, which is suitable for applications in long-distance quantum communication networks.
ISSN:2076-3417