A polarization entangled photon-pair source based on a type-II PPLN waveguide emitting at a telecom wavelength
Anthony Martin, Amandine Issautier, Harald Herrmann, W. Sohler, D. B. Ostrowsky, Olivier Alibart, Sébastien Tanzilli · New Journal of Physics · 2010
We report the realization of a fiber-coupled polarization entangled photon-pair source at 1310 nm based on a birefringent titanium in-diffused waveguide integrated into periodically poled lithium niobate. By making use of a dedicated and high-performance setup, we characterized the quantum properties of the pairs by measuring two-photon interference in both Hong–Ou–Mandel and standard Bell inequality configurations. For the two sets of measurements we obtained interference net visibilities reaching nearly 100%, which represent important and competitive results compared to those for the similar waveguide-based configurations already reported. These results prove the relevance of our approach as an enabling technology for long-distance quantum communication.