Orbital angular momentum based intra- and interparticle entangled states generated via a quantum dot source

Alessia Suprano; Danilo Zia; Mathias Pont; Taira Giordani; Giovanni Rodari; Mauro Valeri; Bruno Piccirillo; Gonzalo Carvacho; Nicolò Spagnolo; Pascale Senellart; Lorenzo Marrucci; Fabio Sciarrino

doi:10.1117/1.AP.5.4.046008

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