| Download | - View final version: Time-bin-to-polarization conversion of ultrafast photonic qubits (PDF, 2.8 MiB)
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| Author | Search for: Kupchak, Connor1; Search for: Bustard, Philip J.1; Search for: Heshami, Khabat1; Search for: Erskine, Jennifer1; Search for: Spanner, Michael1; Search for: England, Duncan G.1; Search for: Sussman, Benjamin J.1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. Security and Disruptive Technologies
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Abstract | The encoding of quantum information in photonic time-bin qubits is apt for long distance quantum communication schemes. In practice, due to technical constraints such as detector response time, or the speed with which co-polarized time-bins can be switched, other encodings, e.g. polarization, are often preferred for operations like state detection. Here, we present the conversion of qubits between polarization and time-bin encodings using a method that is based on an ultrafast optical Kerr shutter and attain efficiencies of 97% and an average fidelity of 0.827+/-0.003 with shutter speeds near 1 ps. Our demonstration delineates an essential requirement for the development of hybrid and high-rate optical quantum networks. |
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| Publication date | 2017-08-23 |
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| Publisher | Cornell University Library |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | No |
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| NPARC number | 23002478 |
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| Record identifier | 3bdb4b3f-8eb9-4918-8c9d-c2245e8ed73a |
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| Record created | 2017-11-15 |
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| Record modified | 2020-05-30 |
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