beam-like photon pairs entangled in polarization

beam-like photon pairs entangled in polarization

Takayoshi Kobayashi and Atsushi YabushitaDepartment of Electrophysics

National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan R.O.C.

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time-resolved fluorescence (1ns-)

ultrafast time-resolved spectroscopy(visible 10fs)

THz spectroscopy

Quantum Information

by up-conversion (fs-1ns)

Low-temperature pump-probe

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Outline Our work

�Introduction�Optical parametric processes

�Spontaneous parametric down conv. (SPDC)�Optical parametric amplifier (OPA)

�Application | ultrafast spectroscopy�Broadband generation | for short pulse

�Application | Quantum Information�lithography/ imaging / spectroscopy�communication (QKD) / multiplex QKD�Entangled photon beam

Introduction

�Frequency conversionSHG � SPDC

�Why SPDC?

�SPDC�OPA

�Why OPA?

Introduction

LightX-ray

crystal structuremedical diagnosis

UV-VIS-IRspectroscopyreaction mechanism

microwavecommunicationeasy to transfar

Introduction

Light-matter interactionElectric field make dielectric polarization

How to get double frequency?Emission from dipole

oscillating in vertical directionE : exp(-iωt)E*E : exp(-i2ωt)

Second harmonic generation (SHG)using a non-linear crystal

within some limitation from physical law…

Introduction (SHG)

energy / momentum conservation in frequency mixing

k2,ω

BBO crystalβ-BaB2O4

k1,ω

Introduction (SHG �� SPDC)SHG (second harmonic generation)

ω � 2ω

Reversible? YES!

Reverse processspontaneous parametric down conversion (SPDC)

2ω=>ω+ω2ω=>0.8ω+1.2ω

2ω=>ω+ωoccur by itself

Introduction (SPDC)

How does SPDC occur?similar as OPA (optical parametric amplification)

signal SPDC starts with vacuum noise(no seed for signal)

process | difference frequency generationhνpump-hνsignal=hνidler

Energy conservationhνpump=hνsignal+hνidler

#signal=#idler

pump

idler

quite low efficiency ~10-10

Introduction

Why SPDC?

�interesting characterentanglement

Alice Bob

entangled

�never broken securityquantum communicationq

http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/44775

�easy to transfervia optical fiber

http://alby13.blogspot.com/2009/04/fiber-optics-future-of-internet.html©tECHNICAL dESIGN

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Introduction (SPDC �� OPA)

OPA (optical parametric amplification)…what is OPA?

similar as SPDC, much higher efficiencySignal(amplified)

seed | w/o amp

signal | amplified

process | difference frequency generationhνpump-hνsignal=hνidler

Energy conservationhνpump=hνsignal+hνidler

pump

idler

pump

seed

Introduction (Why OPA?)How to get other wavelength?

self phase modulation (SPM)but too weak for non-linear spectroscopy...

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for ultrafast spectroscopy

Outline Our work





Time-resolved spectroscopytime-resolved absorption change

λ0

λ1

w/o pump 0fs (with pump) ~ps (with pump) ∞ (with pump)

PBSE

IA

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0fs delay (after pump)

abso

rptio

nλ0 λ1

abso

rptio

n

λ0 λ1

abso

rptio

n

λ0 λ1

PB: photo-bleaching

SE: stimulated emissionIA: induced absorption

ultrafast electronic dynamicscan be studied to ~100fs

Ultrashort pulse generationelectronic and vibrational dynamics

ultrafast dynamics of vibration?Not Available: typical vibration period = ~20 fs

requires much higher resolutionNoncollinear OPA (NOPA)

broadband amplification � ultrashort pulse (~5fs)

pump

seed

pump

seed

non-degenerate

Application | ultrafast spectroscopy

Optical parametric amplifier (OPA) Non-collinear OPA (NOPA)

Broadband generation | for short pulse

degenerate

Application | ultrafast spectroscopyBroadband generation | for short pulse

WLC OPA (OPG with WLC)

Spectrum diffracted by gratingVisible broadband

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Real-time change of vibration(photo-isomerization of retinal)

Outline Our work





Quantum lithography

Let’s remind “Young’s double slit”photon comes one by oneif you block one of the slits…

I t f l if th i kInterference only if path is unknownpath entanglement

Interference of “probability”, “wavefunction”statistics of classical phenomena?

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/interference/doubleslit/

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Quantum lithography

Let’s remind “Young’s double slit”photon comes one by oneif you block one of the slits…

I t f l if th i kInterference only if path is unknownpath entanglement

Interference of “probability”, “wavefunction”statistics of classical phenomena � quantum

What happens if you use SPDC photon pairs?quantum lithography

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/interference/doubleslit/

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quantum lithography | wave vector

resolution 2times higher ((((~ λλλλp= λ /λ /λ /λ /2)2)2)2)

(cf. classical: ~λλλλ)

Schematic set up

Y. Shih, J. Mod. Opt. 49, 2275 (2002)Application | quantum

“SPDC photon pairs” v.s. “classical light”

Schematic set-up

SPDC

SPDCphoton1: path A?B?photon2: path A?B?

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Experimental result (quantum lithograph)

quantum

classical

Y. Shih, J. Mod. Opt. 49, 2275 (2002)

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Outline Our work





SPDC for quantum information

ghost imaging (wave vector)

coincidence countBBOBBOBBO

CC1 CC2 CC3

CC1

CC2

CC3

CC1

CC2

CC3

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CC2

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ghost imaging (wave vector)

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coincidence count


CC1

CC2

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CC2

CC3

CC1

CC2

CC3CC1 CC2 CC3

ghost imaging (wave vector)measure the shape of an objectDetector does NOT scan after object

classical


ω p , k p

ω s , k s

ω i , k iNLC

Y. Shih, J. Mod. Opt. 49, 2275 (2002)

Outline Our work





ghost spectroscopy? (frequency)

BBO

coincidence count

BBOBBO


CC1

CC2

CC3

CC1 CC2 CC3CC1

CC2

CC3

CC1

CC2

CC3

BBO

ghost spectroscopy! (frequency)

coincidence count

BBOBBO


CC1

CC2

CC3

CC1 CC2 CC3CC1

CC2

CC3

CC1

CC2

CC3

experiment setup BBO : non-linear crystal

M1 : parabolic mirror

M2,3 : plane mirror

P1 : prism (remove pump)

P2 : prism (compensate angular dispersion)PBS : polarizing beam splitter

G : diffraction grating

L2,3 : fiber coupling lens

S : sample ��

L1 : focusing lens(f=100mm, 8mm)

OF : optical fiber

SPCM : single photoncounting module

TAC : time-to-amplitudeconverter

Delay : delay modulePC : computer

result : absorption spectrum

� agree with the result by a spectrometercalculate absorption spectrum from the ratio

Spectrum of photon pairsand absorption spectrum of the sample

pump focusing lens (f=100mm)

more absorption in longer wavelength

result : absorption spectrum1. Broadband photon pairs

agree with the result by a spectrometer

spherical lens � objective lens(f=100 � 8mm)

spectrum was broadened (11,11�63,69nm)3

spectrum of SPDC photon pairs

Nd3+ -doped glass ( in the idler light path)

� absorption spectrum was measured

without resolving the frequency of photon transmitted through the sample

fit well with the result measured by a spectrometer

coincidence resolving signal light’s frequency

A. Yabushita et. al., Phys. Rev. A 69, 013806 (2004)

Outline Our work





Quantum information experiments

Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)

�E91 protocolby polarization entangled photon pair� l i ti t l t?�polarization entanglement?�how it works�can it be safe?

entangledQuantum Cryptography and Secret-Key Distillation, © Cambridge University Press

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EPR-Bellsource

Alice

Bob

polarization-entangled photon pairs

1. Broadband photon pairs

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1−=Ψ

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1−=

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1 ( )−=2

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Application | quantum

Outline for “Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)”�BB84 protocol | single photon

�how it works�can it be safe?

�E91 protocol | polarization entangled photon pair�E91 protocol | polarization entangled photon pair�polarization entanglement?�how it works�can it be safe?


�BB84 protocol | single photon�Purpose : to share a secret key�how it works?

•key at random 0 1 0 1 1 0•base at random + × + × + +

0 1

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0 1 0 0 1 0


�BB84 protocol | single photon�Purpose : to share a secret key�how it works?


50% of keys can be shared(shared keys are same)

complicated…But secure!How can it be secure??

0 1

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0 1 0 0 1 0

Application | quantum�BB84 protocol | single photon

�Can it be secure?•key at random 0 1 0 1 1 0•base at random + × + × + +

base? (random try) + × × × + ×

0 1 1 1 1 0

0 1

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0 1 1 0 1 1


0 1 1 1 1 0result(bit)copy

�BB84 protocol | single photon�Can it be secure?




Security can be checked!

•base at random × × + + × +0 1

+

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0 1 0 0 1 1


0 1 1 1 1 0

Error!

result(bit)copy

EPR-Bellsource

Alice

Bob

polarization-entangled photon pairs


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HV and VH(50%-50%)

Alice

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EPR-pair

QKD example (without Eve)

Baseselect

Baseselect

Alice Bob

H V0 0

HV1 1

… …If they use the same base,“100%” correlation(quantum key distributed!)

R LRL

0 0

1 1

HV1 1

H V0 0

EPR-pair

QKD example (with Eve)

Baseselect

Baseselect

Alice Bob

H0 V V

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V 0base/ get/ copy

V1 H

… …HHV…

Eve also share the key (NOT secure QKD…)How can it be improved?

V H1

H V0

H 1HV…

1

0

EPR-pair

Ekert91 protocol

Baseselect

Baseselect

Alice Bob

H V0 0Base information

LR0 0

VR0 0

V L 01

HL1 1

V H1 1

L R1 1

H R0 1

Base information(classical communication)

“100%” correlation

EPR-pair

Ekert91 protocol

Baseselect

Baseselect

Alice Bob

V 0H0 R RBase information OKbase/ get/ copy

L 0

R 0

V 0

H 1

H 1

L 0

R 1

L1 V

V1 H

H0 V

L1 H

R0 L

R0 L

V1 R

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OK

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NG!Bob candetect Eve(secure!)

Experimental example of QKD

T. Jennewein et. al., PRL 84, 4729 (2000)

Outline Our work





Generation of photon pairs entangled in their frequencies and polarizations (for WDM-QKD)

BBO(type-II)

2ωω − δω

ω + δω

frequency-entangled

e o/e

e/opolarization-entangled

polarization-entangled pairat many wavelength combinations

light source for WDM-QKD

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l i ti t l d

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Multiplex :

epolarization-entangledo/e

polarization-entangled

polarization-entangled

o/e

o/e

experimental setup L1 : focusing lens

BBO : non-linear crystal

M1 : parabolic mirror

M2,3 : plane mirror

P1 : prism (remove pump)

P2 : prism (compensate angular dispersion)

G : diffraction grating

L2,3 : fiber coupling lens

OF : optical fiber

SPCM : single photoncounting module

TAC : time-to-amplitudeconverterDelay : delay modulePC : computer

IRIS : iris ��

POL1,2 : linear polarizer

BS : non-polarizing beam splitter

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90o

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phase shift (866nm) < phase shift (870nm) 17.1 →=f�

no entanglement ��iris open��

but phase shift<45o to improve : walk-off compensation

visibility<100% (866nm, 870nm)o180,0≠α�

to improve : group velocity compensation

frequency resolved photon pairs are entangled in polarization

(light source for WDM-QKD)

future : compensations of walk-off and group velocity (improve pol-entanglement)

A. Yabushita et. al, J. Appl. Phys., 99, 063101 (2006)

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Quantum information experimentsentangled photon beam

SPDC has two types

Type-IType-II

BBO BBO

V��H+H(parallel polarizations)

V��H+V(orthogonal polarizations)

How to get polarization entanglement?...72

BBO1

BBO2

H-polarized fromBBO1Entangled photon pair

by type-I BBO *2

P.G. Kwiat et al., Phys. Rev. A, 60, R773 (1999)

V-polarized fromBBO2BBO1

BBO2

H-polarized fromBBO1

V-polarized fromBBO2

Side view

V��H+Hor

H��V+V

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photon pairs fromthe crossing points

H + Vor

Entangled photon pair

by a type-II BBO

BBO

Type-IIH

V + HV

polarization entangled!only at crossing points

V��H+V

(2ωωωω��ωωωω+ωωωω)

What a large loss... 74

How about beam-like pairs?if entangled, all pairs can be usedbut no polarization entanglement� Can we entangle them?

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We have developed two new schemes

scheme #1 (path overlap)for two-photon interference

2 times higher resolution than classical limit (λ)for polarization entanglement

all photon pairs are polarization entangled

scheme #2 (2x2 fiber)easy to get entangled beams

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measure coincidence scanning φvisibility = 0.90��0.05(highly entangled)

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Our new scheme #1 to generate photon pair beamsfor two purposes

two-photon interferencepolarization entanglement

resolution of 2-photon interference (λ/2)λ

Summary for beam-like photon pairs generation

2 times higher than classical limit (λ)all photon pairs can be polarization entangled

efficient generation of polarization entangled pairs

cf.) traditional method : only crossing points of light cones

Hsin-Pin Lo et al., Beamlike photon-pair generation for two-photon interferenceand polarization entanglement, Phys. Rev. A 83, 022313 (2011)

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You can find more detail information in this paper.91

Our new scheme #2 to entangle photon pair beams“2x2 fiber”

easy alignment & simple setup

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Just adjust timingJust adjust timing

�High visibility (>0.9)

Photon pair beamshighly entangledIn polarization 94

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Department of Electrophysics, National Chiao Tung University

Department of Electrophysics, National Chiao Tung University

�� (Hsin-Pin Lo: Ph. D student) Department of Physics, NTHU

acknowledgement for the entangled beam generation

�� (Prof. P. C. Chen)Department of Physics, Nation Tsing Hua University

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The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan

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Acknowledgement for $upport

MOE ATU plan, Taiwan, ROC.

National Science Council, Taiwan, ROC.

NSC 98-2112-M-009-001-MY3, NSC 99-2923-M-009-004-MY3

Thank you for your attention!

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Unitary operator(beam splitter)

commutator of the two creation operators and vanishes

(beam splitter)

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beam-like photon pairs entangled in polarization

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