Three-Photon Discrete-Energy-Entangled W State in Optical Fiber

28 Sep 2019 · Fang B., Menotti M., Liscidini M., Sipe J. E., Lorenz V. O. ·

We experimentally demonstrate the generation of a three-photon discrete-energy-entangled W state using multi-photon-pair generation by spontaneous four-wave mixing in an optical fiber. We show that by making use of prior information on the photon source we can verify the state produced by this source without resorting to frequency conversion.