PhotoniX, Volume. 4, Issue 1, 12(2023)

Photonic-chip-based dense entanglement distribution

Shang-Yu Ren1,2、†, Wei-Qiang Wang3,4、†, Yu-Jie Cheng1,2, Long Huang3,4, Bing-Zheng Du3, Wei Zhao3,4, Guang-Can Guo1,2,5, Lan-Tian Feng1,2、*, Wen-Fu Zhang3,4、**, and Xi-Feng Ren1,2,5、***
Author Affiliations
  • 1CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 2CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 3State Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an 710119, China
  • 4University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
  • 5Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, China
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    The dense quantum entanglement distribution is the basis for practical quantum communication, quantum networks and distributed quantum computation. To make entanglement distribution processes stable enough for practical and large-scale applications, it is necessary to perform them with the integrated pattern. Here, we first integrate a dense wavelength-division demultiplexing system and unbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometers on one large-scale photonic chip and demonstrate the multi-channel wavelength multiplexing entanglement distribution among distributed photonic chips. Specifically, we use one chip as a sender to produce high-performance and wideband quantum photon pairs, which are then sent to two receiver chips through 1-km standard optical fibers. The receiver chip includes a dense wavelength-division demultiplexing system and unbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometers and realizes multi-wavelength-channel energy-time entanglement generation and analysis. High quantum interference visibilities prove the effectiveness of the multi-chip system. Our work paves the way for practical entanglement-based quantum key distribution and quantum networks.

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    Shang-Yu Ren, Wei-Qiang Wang, Yu-Jie Cheng, Long Huang, Bing-Zheng Du, Wei Zhao, Guang-Can Guo, Lan-Tian Feng, Wen-Fu Zhang, Xi-Feng Ren. Photonic-chip-based dense entanglement distribution[J]. PhotoniX, 2023, 4(1): 12

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Nov. 1, 2022

    Accepted: Feb. 28, 2023

    Published Online: Jul. 10, 2023

    The Author Email: Feng Lan-Tian (fenglt@ustc.edu.cn), Zhang Wen-Fu (wfuzhang@opt.ac.cn), Ren Xi-Feng (renxf@ustc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1186/s43074-023-00089-1

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