Topological protection versus degree of entanglement of two-photon light in photonic topological insulators

Konrad Tschernig; Álvaro Jimenez-Galán; Demetrios N. Christodoulides; Misha Ivanov; Kurt Busch; Miguel A. Bandres; Armando Perez-Leija

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22264-3

Nature Communications (Mar 2021)

Topological protection versus degree of entanglement of two-photon light in photonic topological insulators

Konrad Tschernig,
Álvaro Jimenez-Galán,
Demetrios N. Christodoulides,
Misha Ivanov,
Kurt Busch,
Miguel A. Bandres,
Armando Perez-Leija

Affiliations

Konrad Tschernig: Max-Born-Institut
Álvaro Jimenez-Galán: Max-Born-Institut
Demetrios N. Christodoulides: CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida
Misha Ivanov: Max-Born-Institut
Kurt Busch: Max-Born-Institut
Miguel A. Bandres: CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida
Armando Perez-Leija: Max-Born-Institut

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22264-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Topological protection of entangled states is a promising avenue for photonic quantum technologies. Here, Tschernig et al. theoretically analyse the impact of disorder on topological protection of entangled two-photon states in periodic and aperiodic topological insulator lattices.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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