Demonstration of active routing of entanglement in a multi-user network

Autor(en)

I. Herbauts, B. Blauensteiner, A. Poppe, T. Jennewein, Hannes Hübel

Abstrakt

We implement an entanglement distribution network based on wavelength-multiplexing and optical switching for quantum communication applications. Using a high-brightness source based on spontaneous parametric down-conversion in periodically-poled lithium niobate waveguides, we generate polarisation entangled photon pairs with a broad spectrum covering the telecom wavelengths around 1550 nm. The photon pairs have entanglement fidelities up to 99%, and are distributed via passive wavelength multiplexing in a static multi-user network. We furthermore demonstrate a possible network application in a scenario with a single centralised source dynamically allocating two-party entanglement to any pair of users by means of optical switches. The whole system, from the pump laser up to the receivers, is fibre and waveguide based, resulting in maximal stability, minimal losses and the advantage of readily integrable telecom components in the 1550 nm range.

Organisation(en)

Quantenoptik, Quantennanophysik und Quanteninformation

Externe Organisation(en)

Stockholm University, Austrian Institute of Technology, University of Waterloo (UW), Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (ÖAW)

Journal

Optics Express

Band

21

Seiten

29013-29024

Anzahl der Seiten

12

ISSN

1094-4087

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.029013

Publikationsdatum

11-2013

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

103026 Quantenoptik, 103025 Quantenmechanik, 103040 Photonik

Schlagwörter

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/bad5b3d1-641e-42f9-a46f-35bad2c414cc