Generation of subnatural-linewidth orbital angular momentum entangled biphotons using a single driving laser in hot atoms

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2405.20570v1
• Date: Fri, 31 May 2024 01:46:55 GMT
• Title: Generation of subnatural-linewidth orbital angular momentum entangled biphotons using a single driving laser in hot atoms
• Authors: Jiaheng Ma, Chengyuan Wang, Bingbing Li, Yun Chen, Ye Yang, Jinwen Wang, Xin Yang, Shuwei Qiu, Hong Gao, Fuli Li,
• Abstract summary: Orbital angular momentum (OAM) entangled photon pairs play a crucial role in the interaction of light and quantum states of matter. We demonstrate an approach for generating OAM entangled photon pairs with a narrow bandwidth by using a single driving beam in a $85$Rb atomic vapor cell.
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• Abstract: Orbital angular momentum (OAM) entangled photon pairs with narrow bandwidths play a crucial role in the interaction of light and quantum states of matter. In this article, we demonstrate an approach for generating OAM entangled photon pairs with a narrow bandwidth by using a single driving beam in a $^{85}$Rb atomic vapor cell. This single driving beam is able to simultaneously couple two atomic transitions and directly generate OAM entangled biphotons by leveraging the OAM conservation law through the spontaneous four-wave mixing (SFWM) process. The photon pairs exhibit a maximum cross-correlation function value of 27.7 and a linewidth of 4 MHz. The OAM entanglement is confirmed through quantum state tomography, revealing a fidelity of 95.7\% and a concurrence of 0.926 when compared to the maximally entangled state. Our scheme is notably simpler than previously proposed schemes and represents the first demonstration of generating subnatural-linewidth entangled photon pairs in hot atomic systems.

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