Photon entanglement detection by a single atom

We use a single trapped ^40 Ca ^+ ion as a resonant, polarization-sensitive absorber to detect and characterize the entanglement of tunable narrowband photon pairs from a spontaneous parametric down-conversion source. Single-photon absorption is marked by a quantum jump in the ion and heralded by co...

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Main Authors: J Huwer, J Ghosh, N Piro, M Schug, F Dubin, J Eschner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/2/025033