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PHYSICA SCRIPTA
Volume 98, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/1402-4896/acd72e
Keywords
coherence; biphoton; quantum correlations; qubit
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In this article, we demonstrate the generation of partially spatially coherent qubits in a spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) process using a Gaussian Schell model (GSM) pump beam. We experimentally transfer the spatial coherence features of the pump to the biphotons field and observe the spatial profiles and multi-mode nature of partially coherent qubits generated in type-I and type-II non-collinear SPDC process. These findings are important for the efficient generation of partially spatially coherent qubits and have wide applications in areas such as quantum cryptography, teleportation, imaging, and lithography.
Partially spatially coherent qubits are more immune to turbulent atmospheric conditions than coherent qubits, which makes them excellent candidates for free-space quantum communication. In this article, we report the generation of partially spatially coherent qubits in a spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) process using a Gaussian Schell model (GSM) pump beam. For this non-linear process, we demonstrate experimentally for the first time, the transfer of spatial coherence features of the pump (classical) to the biphotons (quantum) field. Also, the spatial profiles of partially coherent qubits generated in type-I and type-II non-collinear SPDC process are experimentally observed and multi-mode nature of partially coherent photons (qubit) is ascertained. These investigations pave the way toward the efficient generation of partially spatially coherent qubits with a tunable degree of spatial coherence, which lead to wide range of applications in frontier areas such as quantum cryptography, teleportation, imaging, and lithography.
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