Remote preparation of single-photon "hybrid" entangled and vector-polarization states

Julio T. Barreiro, Tzu Chieh Wei, Paul G. Kwiat

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Abstract

Quantum teleportation faces increasingly demanding requirements for transmitting large or even entangled systems. However, knowledge of the state to be transmitted eases its reconstruction, resulting in a protocol known as remote state preparation. A number of experimental demonstrations to date have been restricted to single-qubit systems. We report the remote preparation of two-qubit "hybrid" entangled states, including a family of vector-polarization beams. Our single-photon states are encoded in the photon spin and orbital angular momentum. We reconstruct the states by spin-orbit state tomography and transverse polarization tomography. The high fidelities achieved for the vector-polarization states opens the door to optimal coupling of down-converted photons to other physical systems, such as an atom, as required for scalable quantum networks, or plasmons in photonic nanostructures.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number030407
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume105
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 16 2010

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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