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Evolution of Entanglement Between Distinguishable Light States

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  • R. Mark Stevenson
  • Andrew J. Hudson
  • Anthony J. Bennett
  • Robert J. Young
  • Christine A. Nicoll
  • David A. Ritchie
  • Andrew J. Shields
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Article number170501
<mark>Journal publication date</mark>24/10/2008
<mark>Journal</mark>Physical review letters
Issue number17
Volume101
Number of pages4
Pages (from-to)-
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

We investigate the evolution of quantum correlations over the lifetime of a multiphoton state. Measurements reveal time-dependent oscillations of the entanglement fidelity for photon pairs created by a single semiconductor quantum dot. The oscillations are attributed to the phase acquired in the intermediate, nondegenerate, exciton-photon state and are consistent with simulations. We conclude that emission of photon pairs by a typical quantum dot with finite polarization splitting is in fact entangled in a time-evolving state, and not classically correlated as previously regarded.