• DocumentCode
    1770308
  • Title

    Theory of scattering loss during spontaneous parametric downconversion in waveguides

  • Author

    Helt, L.G. ; Sipe, J.E. ; Seel, M.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Macquarie Univ., Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We consider simultaneous SPDC and scattering loss in waveguides by coupling waveguide modes to a reservoir. We calculate that a reduction in pair generation efficiency can be accompanied by an increase in heralded photon purity.
  • Keywords
    light scattering; optical frequency conversion; optical losses; optical parametric devices; optical waveguide theory; heralded photon purity; pair generation efficiency; scattering loss; spontaneous parametric downconversion; waveguide modes; Nonlinear optics; Optical imaging; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Reservoirs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6988850