Title :
Observation of high-purity single photons hopping between optical cavities
Author :
Makino, Kosuke ; Yoshikawa, Jun-ichi ; Hashimoto, Yo ; van Loock, Peter ; Furusawa, Akira
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate high-purity single photons hopping coherently between coupled optical cavities. The system shows high performance also as a controllable single-photon source, which emits single photons with a negative Wigner function.
Keywords :
light coherence; quantum optics; Wigner function; coupled optical cavity; high-purity single photon hopping; single-photon source; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Optical coupling; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Photonics; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
