DocumentCode
2086855
Title
Highly efficient guided wave heralded-single-photon source at telecom wavelength
Author
Alibart, O. ; Tanzilli, S. ; Ostrowsky, D.B. ; Baldi, P.
Author_Institution
Lab. de Physique de la Matiere Condensee, Univ. de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice
fYear
2004
fDate
21-21 May 2004
Firstpage
628
Lastpage
629
Abstract
We demonstrate a highly efficient heralded single photon source based on parametric down-conversion in a PPLN waveguide. The telecommunication wavelength guided wave configuration allows simple incorporation into quantum communication experiments using installed optical networks
Keywords
integrated optics; lithium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical frequency conversion; optical waveguides; quantum communication; quantum optics; LiNbO3; PPLN waveguide; heralded-single-photon source; optical networks; parametric down-conversion; quantum communication; telecommunication wavelength guided wave configuration;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-778-4
Type
conf
Filename
1366924
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