BRIGHT SOURCES FOR PURE PHOTONS ENTANGLEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20230384647A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-30

    申请号:US18203263

    申请日:2023-05-30

    Applicant: OZ Optics Ltd.

    Inventor: Mamoun Wahbeh

    Abstract: Bright entangled photon sources including an alignment-free, fiber-based, mechanically-rugged and generic interferometric module are disclosed. The inherent phase-stability of a Sagnac interferometer is deployed. High down-conversion efficiency of periodically poled nonlinear-waveguides is combined with the optical gain of semiconductor optical amplifiers and immunity of fiber optics. A single compact interferometric engine combines these attributes, allowing highly stable, integrable and bright polarization entangled-photon sources operating at room temperature. Using a minimum number of in-line optical parts, the compact module is based on a novel method that enhances the long-term stability and efficiency without compromising the entanglement quality. Besides energy entanglement, polarization entanglement is presented and set through the operational conditions. An optional periodically poled nonlinear waveguide can be hosted to achieve the desired spectral bandwidth and photons generation rate. The result is a zero-maintenance, lightweight, low-power consumption engine of compact and fully-integrable bright polarization-entangled photon sources.

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