Generation and certification of pure phase entangled light

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Autores principales: Chatterjee, Rounak, Kanagal, Mayuresh, Bhat, Vikas S, Bajar, Kiran, Mujumdar, Sushil
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Publicado: 2025
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author Chatterjee, Rounak
Kanagal, Mayuresh
Bhat, Vikas S
Bajar, Kiran
Mujumdar, Sushil
author_facet Chatterjee, Rounak
Kanagal, Mayuresh
Bhat, Vikas S
Bajar, Kiran
Mujumdar, Sushil
contents Biphoton systems exhibiting entanglement in position-momentum variables, known as spatial entanglement, are among the most intriguing and well-studied phenomena in quantum optics. A notable subset of these are phase entangled states, where entanglement manifests purely through correlations in the spatial phase of the wavefunction. While the generation of such states from biphotons via spontaneous parametric down-conversion has been explored, their physical implications and applications remain under-investigated. In this work, we theoretically and experimentally examine a unique form of phase entanglement known as `pure' phase entanglement. This state exhibits the unusual feature that the position of one photon is correlated with the momentum of the other. Unlike typical spatially entangled states, it shows no direct correlation in position or momentum between the two photons, underscoring that all correlations arise purely from the spatial phase of the wavefunction. We delve deeper into the theory of this state and experimentally construct it from known phase-entangled states. To certify its properties, we propose a setup that performs a "one-particle momentum measurement" and explore the various tunable parameters. We also highlight potential applications of this state in quantum optics and imaging experiments.
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Chatterjee, Rounak
Kanagal, Mayuresh
Bhat, Vikas S
Bajar, Kiran
Mujumdar, Sushil
Quantum Physics
Biphoton systems exhibiting entanglement in position-momentum variables, known as spatial entanglement, are among the most intriguing and well-studied phenomena in quantum optics. A notable subset of these are phase entangled states, where entanglement manifests purely through correlations in the spatial phase of the wavefunction. While the generation of such states from biphotons via spontaneous parametric down-conversion has been explored, their physical implications and applications remain under-investigated. In this work, we theoretically and experimentally examine a unique form of phase entanglement known as `pure' phase entanglement. This state exhibits the unusual feature that the position of one photon is correlated with the momentum of the other. Unlike typical spatially entangled states, it shows no direct correlation in position or momentum between the two photons, underscoring that all correlations arise purely from the spatial phase of the wavefunction. We delve deeper into the theory of this state and experimentally construct it from known phase-entangled states. To certify its properties, we propose a setup that performs a "one-particle momentum measurement" and explore the various tunable parameters. We also highlight potential applications of this state in quantum optics and imaging experiments.
title Generation and certification of pure phase entangled light
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.11418