Measurement of the Spiral Spectrum of Entangled Two-Photon States

作者:Pires H Di Lorenzo*; Florijn H C B; van Exter M P
来源:Physical Review Letters, 2010, 104(2): 020505.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.020505

摘要

We implement an interferometric method to measure the orbital angular momentum (OAM) spectrum of photon pairs generated by spontaneous parametric down-conversion. In contrast with previous experiments, which were all limited by the modal capacity of the detection system, our method operates on the entire down-conversion cone and reveals the complete distribution of the generated OAM. In this geometry, new features can be studied. We show that the phase-matching conditions can be used as a tool to enhance the azimuthal Schmidt number and to flatten the spectral profile, allowing the efficient production of high-quality multidimensional entangled states.

  • 出版日期2010-1-15