Observation of quantum entanglement using spatial light modulators

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 26, 2006, Pages 13089-13094

  Yao, Eric ^a   Franke Arnold, Sonja ^a   Courtial, Johannes ^a   Padgett, Miles J ^a   Barnett, Stephen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Physics SUPA University of Strathclycle   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; ENERGY CONVERSION; LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL DEVICES; PHOTONS;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT; QUANTUM IMAGING; SPATIAL MODES;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 33845809108     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.013089     Document Type: Article

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