Quantum-state engineering using nonlinear optical Sagnac loops

The Kerr nonlinearity of an optical-fibre Sagnac loop can be utilized to engineer a variety of two-photon quantum states. These include correlated, identical photon pairs as well as degenerate, maximally entangled states— both of which are used in quantum information processing. In fact, their underlying principle—the reverse Hong-Ou-Mandel effect—can also be applied to free-space, down-conversion-based analogues of either identical or entangled photon-pair sources. Due to their simple structure, such versatile devices are expected to find widespread applications in quantum-state engineering.

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