Twisted Light (IMAGE)

University of the Witwatersrand

Twisted Light

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Two photons are entangled, one in polarization and the other in orbital angular momentum -- twisted light. By passing the polarization photon through the fiber and keeping the twisted light in air, multi-dimensional entanglement transport is possible even over single mode fiber.

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Wits University

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