High-fidelity transmission of polarization encoded qubits from an entangled source over 100 km of fiber

We demonstrate non-degenerate down-conversion at 810 and 1550 nm for long-distance fiber based quantum communication using polarization entangled photon pairs. Measurements of the two-photon visibility, without dark count subtraction, have shown that the quantum correlations (raw visibility 89%) all...

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Published in:Optics express 2007-06, Vol.15 (12), p.7853-7862
Main Authors: Hübel, Hannes, Vanner, Michael R, Lederer, Thomas, Blauensteiner, Bibiane, Lorünser, Thomas, Poppe, Andreas, Zeilinger, Anton
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Language:English
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Summary:We demonstrate non-degenerate down-conversion at 810 and 1550 nm for long-distance fiber based quantum communication using polarization entangled photon pairs. Measurements of the two-photon visibility, without dark count subtraction, have shown that the quantum correlations (raw visibility 89%) allow secure quantum cryptography after 100 km of non-zero dispersion shifted fiber using commercially available single photon detectors. In addition, quantum state tomography has revealed little degradation of state negativity, decreasing from 0.99 at the source to 0.93 after 100 km, indicating minimal loss in fidelity during the transmission.
ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/oe.15.007853