Patents by Inventor Dik Bouwmeester

Dik Bouwmeester has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20040042512
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for enhancing the production of polarisation-entangled multiphoton states from a laser pumped parametric down-converting crystal. The pump beam and initial down-converted photons are returned by retro mirrors, in phase to the down-converting crystal where they stimulate the emission of further polarisation-entangled states. The efficiency of the process is increased by including in the path of the returning down-converted photons a crystal of the same substance and thickness as the down-converting crystal to provide spatial and temporal walk-off compensation. Further, the phase of the returning pump beam is adjusted and optimised by control of the retro-mirror while monitoring the rate of production of polarisation-entangled photon pairs. Maximising the rate of production of photon pairs also maximises the rate of production of higher-order states, such as four-photon states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Antia Lamas-Linares, John C. Howell, Dik Bouwmeester