Abstract
We present an innovative method to address the relation between the purity of type-I polarization entangled states and the spatial properties of the pump laser beam. Our all-optical apparatus is based on a spatial light modulator, and it offers unprecedented control on the spatial phase function of the entangled states. In this way, we demonstrate quantitatively the relation between the purity of the generated state and the spatial field correlation function of the pump beam.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3951-3953 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Optics Letters |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 19 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2012 |