Tel Aviv University


Tel Aviv University
Condensed Matter Theory Seminar

Academic Year  2003 - 2004


The seminar is held in Room 204 in the Shenkar Physics Building, every Monday at 16:00

 

March 29, 2004

"Entangled states of large photon numbers"

Dr. Hagai Eisenberg
Department of Physics, UCSB


     Quantum entangled states are useful for fundamental checks of quantum mechanics and various protocols in quantum information. Polarization entangled states of photons are very popular due to their high entanglement quality and simple generation and manipulation. In the last 10 years, the state of two entangled photons (an EPR pair) has been studied extensively. When the entanglement involves more particles, new options are opened. Some examples are more robust quantum cryptography protocols and interferometric measurements that are more accurate than the Heisenberg limit. Another use of such states is the violation of large-spin Bell's inequalities. As these states are getting larger, the cross-over between the quantum micro world and the classical macro world can be probed.
     I will describe a few options for such states of large number of polarization entangled photons. Recent results that show the generation of entangled states that contain up to 100 photons will be presented.  

Host: Dr. Ron Lifshitz, x5145
 
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For more information or for directions to 204 Shenkar please contact: Chava Balson  03-6408300

To suggest potential speakers or register feedback contact:  Ron Lifshitz  03-6405145


Sponsored by:   The Condensed Matter Physics Department, The School of Physics & Astronomy, Tel Aviv University.