Abstract
Most quantum communication protocols rely on the distribution of entangled photon pairs. If the transmission channel is an optical fiber both photons should have a wavelength around 1550nm. We present a source of polarisation entanglement based on spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) at telecom wavelengths. Using fiber-pigtailed ppLN crystals we can profit from the clean χ2 SPDC process, as opposed to four-wave mixing techniques [1], and also from a stable and efficient coupling to single mode fibers [2]. Using a cw-pump, a tight energy correlation between the entangled photons is achieved. This fact is used here to distribute the entanglement through multiple channels employing only passive wavelength multiplexing. We demonstrate a possible application scenario with a single central source distributing entanglement to four users simultaneously. The source can also be used for creating tri-partite entanglement using the recently demonstrated cascaded SPDC scheme [3].
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