Abstract:
Optical logic gate (1) having a second -harmonic generator element (15) that receives a first (sii) and a second optical input signal (si2) respectively having a first (?1) and a second angular frequency (?2) and respectively having a first (P; S) and a second (P; S) polarization, and which provides a second-harmonic optical signal (su3) having a third angular frequency (2?i, ?1+?2) and a third (P; S) polarization. The third angular frequency (2?i, ?1+?2) is equal to the sum of the first (?1) and the second angular frequency (?2). The third (P; S) polarization is a function of the first (P; S) and the second (P; S) polarization. The second-harmonic generator element (15) includes a second-harmonic generator layer (22) in a material having a non-null second-order optical tensor.
Abstract:
Optical logic gate (1) having a second -harmonic generator element (15) that receives a first (s ii ) and a second optical input signal (s i2 ) respectively having a first (ω 1 ) and a second angular frequency (ω 2 ) and respectively having a first (P; S) and a second (P; S) polarization, and which provides a second-harmonic optical signal (s u3 ) having a third angular frequency (2ω i , ω 1 +ω 2 ) and a third (P; S) polarization. The third angular frequency (2ω i , ω 1 +ω 2 ) is equal to the sum of the first (ω 1 ) and the second angular frequency (ω 2 ). The third (P; S) polarization is a function of the first (P; S) and the second (P; S) polarization. The second-harmonic generator element (15) includes a second-harmonic generator layer (22) in a material having a non-null second-order optical tensor.
Abstract:
A high-efficiency generator for generating pairs of photons, having a type-one crystal (3) receiving a laser pump beam at the input and generating pairs of photons of like polarization at the output; a first and a second polarization rotator (20a, 20b), which respectively receive the photons in each generated pair; a beam splitter (17), which reflects one polarization at its inputs, and transmits the other polarization; and conveying mirrors for directing the photons from the first and second polarization rotator (20a, 20b) to the inputs of the beam splitter (17). The state of the photons at the outputs of the beam splitter (17) has a Bell state which may be used, for example, in a quantum cryptography process.
Abstract:
Described herein is a method for determining second- order nonlinear optical coefficients of a material. The method envisages the steps of providing a specimen (1;35) made at least in part of the material, causing a first optical signal (Si1) and a second optical signal (Si2) having, respectively, a first pulsation and a second pulsation, and a first polarization state and a second polarization state, to impinge upon the specimen in such a way that the specimen generates a second-harmonic optical signal (su3) having a third pulsation equal to the sum of the first and second pulsations, and a third polarization state that is a function of the first and second polarization states. The method further envisages the step of determining a plurality of measurements of power corresponding to the second-harmonic optical signal, and the step of determining the second-order nonlinear optical coefficients on the basis of the plurality of measurements of power. In addition, the method envisages performing a plurality of measurements of power of the second-harmonic optical signal as the first polarization state and the second polarization state vary.
Abstract:
A high-efficiency generator for generating pairs of photons, having a type-one crystal (3) receiving a laser pump beam at the input and generating pairs of photons of like polarization at the output; a first and a second polarization at the output; a first and a second polarization at the rotator (20a, 20b), which respectively receive the photons in each generated pair; a beam splitter (17), which reflects one polarization at its inputs, and transmits the other polarization; and conveying mirrors for directing the photons from the first and second polarization rotator (20a, 20b) to the inputs of the beam splitter (17). The state of the photons at the outputs of the beam splitter (17) has a Bell state which may be used, for example, in a quantum cryptography process.
Abstract:
Optical logic gate (1) having a second -harmonic generator element (15) that receives a first (sii) and a second optical input signal (si2) respectively having a first (?1) and a second angular frequency (?2) and respectively having a first (P; S) and a second (P; S) polarization, and which provides a second-harmonic optical signal (su3) having a third angular frequency (2?i, ?1+?2) and a third (P; S) polarization. The third angular frequency (2?i, ?1+?2) is equal to the sum of the first (?1) and the second angular frequency (?2). The third (P; S) polarization is a function of the first (P; S) and the second (P; S) polarization. The second-harmonic generator element (15) includes a second-harmonic generator layer (22) in a material having a non-null second-order optical tensor.
Abstract:
A synchronizing method for a quantum cryptography process including the steps of: supplying a first/second photon in an entangled pair (7) to a first/second receiving station (4, 5); comparing, at each receiving station, the polarization of each received photon with a randomly selected first reference base or second reference base; measuring, at each receiving station (4, 5), the time difference ΔT between the acquisition instant t n of one photon and the acquisition instant t n-1 of the preceding received photon; and recognizing a pair of twin photons when the time difference ΔT a measured at a first receiving station (4) and the corresponding time difference ΔT b measured at a second receiving station (5) substantially coincide.
Abstract:
A device for generation and weighted distribution of entangled photons between four users wherein a type-two crystal (3) receives a laser beam (12) to generate pairs of photons (f) of opposite polarizations by parametric down-conversion. Conveying mirrors (14a, 14b) are provided to reflect then generated photons to first and second inputs (17a, 17b) of a beam splitter (17), which transmit a percentage ||alpha|| of the input signal to first and second outputs (17c, 17d), and reflect the rest ||beta|| = 1 - ||alpha|| of the signal along directions (c) and (d).
Abstract:
A device for generation and weighted distribution of entangled photons between four users wherein a type-two crystal (3) receives a laser beam (12) to generate pairs of photons (f) of opposite polarizations by parametric down-conversion. Conveying mirrors (14a, 14b) are provided to reflect then generated photons to first and second inputs (17a, 17b) of a beam splitter (17), which transmit a percentage α? 2 of the input signal to first and second outputs (17c, 17d), and reflect the rest β? 2 = 1 - α? 2 of the signal along directions (c) and (d).