Characterizing the spatial entanglement from laser modes analogous to quantum wave functions

M. X. Hsieh, X. L. Zheng, Y. T. Yu, H. C. Liang, K. F. Huang, Y. F. Chen*

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Abstract

The Schmidt decomposition is exploited to study the spatial entanglement of laser transverse modes analogous to quantum Lissajous states. Based on the inverse Fourier transform, the stationary Lissajous state can be analytically derived as a coherent superposition of degenerate Hermite–Gaussian eigenmodes. With the derived stationary state, the Schmidt modes and the participation number N can be employed to evaluate the spatial localization and the quantum entanglement. The larger the participation number, the more localized is the stationary coherent state on the Lissajous figure. Moreover, the larger the participation number, the higher is the spatial entanglement.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3713-3716
Number of pages4
JournalOptics Letters
Volume46
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2021

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