Metasurface-Based Dual-Basis Polarization Beam Splitter for efficient entanglement witnessing

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Autore principale: ElKabbash, Mohamed
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author ElKabbash, Mohamed
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contents Entanglement witnessing is essential for quantum technologies such as computing, key distribution, and networking. Conventional bulk-optics methods require sequential reconfiguration across multiple polarization bases, limiting efficiency and scalability. We propose a metasurface-based analyzer that performs dual-basis (σ_z and σ_y) projections simultaneously by mapping them to orthogonal spatial modes. This allows direct access to the commuting two-photon correlators \langle σ_z \otimes σ_z \rangle and \langle σ_y \otimes σ_y \rangle required for entanglement witnessing. The metasurface design employs meta-atoms engineered to impart independent linear and circular phase delays through anisotropy and geometric control, resulting in polarization-dependent beam deflection that separates H/V and R/L components. This approach halves the measurement overhead compared to sequential analysis while offering a compact, integrable platform for chip-scale quantum photonics. The proposed scheme provides a path toward efficient entanglement verification with applications in quantum key distribution, quantum repeaters, and scalable quantum networks.
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spellingShingle Metasurface-Based Dual-Basis Polarization Beam Splitter for efficient entanglement witnessing
ElKabbash, Mohamed
Quantum Physics
Applied Physics
Optics
Entanglement witnessing is essential for quantum technologies such as computing, key distribution, and networking. Conventional bulk-optics methods require sequential reconfiguration across multiple polarization bases, limiting efficiency and scalability. We propose a metasurface-based analyzer that performs dual-basis (σ_z and σ_y) projections simultaneously by mapping them to orthogonal spatial modes. This allows direct access to the commuting two-photon correlators \langle σ_z \otimes σ_z \rangle and \langle σ_y \otimes σ_y \rangle required for entanglement witnessing. The metasurface design employs meta-atoms engineered to impart independent linear and circular phase delays through anisotropy and geometric control, resulting in polarization-dependent beam deflection that separates H/V and R/L components. This approach halves the measurement overhead compared to sequential analysis while offering a compact, integrable platform for chip-scale quantum photonics. The proposed scheme provides a path toward efficient entanglement verification with applications in quantum key distribution, quantum repeaters, and scalable quantum networks.
title Metasurface-Based Dual-Basis Polarization Beam Splitter for efficient entanglement witnessing
topic Quantum Physics
Applied Physics
Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.03931