Manipulating biphotonic qutrits

B. P. Lanyon, T. J. Weinhold, N. K. Langford, J. L. O'Brien, K. J. Resch, A. Gilchrist, A. G. White

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Abstract

Quantum information carriers with higher dimension than the canonical qubit offer significant advantages. However, manipulating such systems is extremely difficult. We show how measurement-induced nonlinearities can dramatically extend the range of possible transforms on biphotonic qutrits-three-level quantum systems formed by the polarization of two photons in the same spatiotemporal mode. We fully characterize the biphoton-photon entanglement that underpins our technique, thereby realizing the first instance of qubit-qutrit entanglement. We discuss an extension of our technique to generate qutrit-qutrit entanglement and to manipulate any bosonic encoding of quantum information.

Original languageEnglish
Article number060504
Pages (from-to)1-4
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume100
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Feb 2008
Externally publishedYes

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