Broadband-laser-diode pumped periodically poled potassium titanyl phosphate-Sagnac polarization-entangled photon source

We experimentally demonstrate a polarization-entangled photon source at 810 nm using a type-II phase-matched periodically poled potassium titanyl phosphate (PPKTP) crystal pumped by a low-cost, broadband laser diode with a central wavelength of 405 nm and a typical bandwidth of 0.53 nm. The PPKTP crystal is placed in a Sagnac loop to realize the compact size and high stability. The downconverted biphotons, the signal and the idler, have typical bandwidths of 5.57 and 7.32 nm. We prepare two Bell states vertical bar Psi(+)> and vertical bar Psi(-)> with the fidelities of 0.948 +/- 0.004 and 0.963 +/- 0.002. In the polarization correlation measurement, the visibilities are all higher than 96.2%, and in the Bell inequality test, the S value can achieve 2.78 +/- 0.01. This high-quality and low-cost entangled photon source may have many practical applications in quantum information processing. (C) 2021 Optical Society of America

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In this experiment, a low-cost, broadband laser diode with a central wavelength of 405 nm was used to pump a type-II phase-matched periodically poled potassium titanyl phosphate (PPKTP) crystal, resulting in a polarization-entangled photon source at 810 nm. The PPKTP crystal was placed in a Sagnac loop to achieve compact size and high stability. The experiment demonstrated high fidelities for prepared Bell states, high visibility in polarization correlation measurement, and a high S value in the Bell inequality test.