High-dimensional angular two-photon interference and angular qudit states

PUENTES, GRACIANA

OSA Continuum

Optical Society of America

Año: 2020 vol. 3

Using angular position-orbital angular momentum entangled photons, we proposean experiment to generate maximally entangled states in D-dimensional quantum systems, theso called qudits, by exploiting correlations of parametric down-converted photons. Angular diffraction masks containing N angular slits in the arms of each twin photon define a qudit spaceof dimension N^2, spanned by the alternative pathways of the photons. Numerical results forN angular slits with N = 2, 4, 5, 10 are reported. We discuss relevant experimental parametersfor an experimental implementation of the proposed scheme using Spatial Light Modulators (SLMs), and twin-photons produced by Spontaneous Parametric Down Conversion (SPDC).The entanglement of the qudit state can be quantified in terms of the Concurrence, which can be expressed in terms of the visibility of the interference fringes, or by using Entanglement Witnesses. These results provide an additional means for preparing entangled quantum statesin high-dimensions, a fundamental resource for quantum simulation and quantum informationprotocols.