Conservation of angular momentum on a single-photon level

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2409.09139v2
• Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 09:28:57 GMT
• Title: Conservation of angular momentum on a single-photon level
• Authors: Lea Kopf, Rafael Barros, Shashi Prabhakar, Enno Giese, Robert Fickler,
• Abstract summary: We report on the first study of OAM conservation in spontaneous parametric down-conversion pumped by single photons.<n>Our results set the stage for experiments on the direct generation of multi-photon high-dimensional entanglement using all degrees of freedom of light.
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• Abstract: Identifying conservation laws is central to every subfield of physics, as they illuminate the underlying symmetries and fundamental principles. A prime example can be found in quantum optics: The conservation of orbital angular momentum (OAM) during spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) enables the generation of a photon pair with entangled OAM. In this article, we report on the first study of OAM conservation in SPDC pumped by single photons. Our results present the first implementation of cascaded down-conversion without waveguides, setting the stage for experiments on the direct generation of multi-photon high-dimensional entanglement using all degrees of freedom of light.

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