Title :
Fiber-based degenerate correlated-photon source in the telecom band
Author :
Chen, Jun ; Lee, Kim Fook ; Liang, Chuang ; Kumar, Prem
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL
Abstract :
We demonstrate a fiber-based correlated-photon source, wherein the two daughter photons are degenerate in frequency. A coincidence-to-accidental-coincidence ratio >100 is obtained when the fiber is cooled to liquid nitrogen temperature
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; quantum communication; quantum computing; quantum optics; Fiber-based degenerate correlated-photon source; coincidence-to-accidental-coincidence ratio; daughter photon-degeneracy; fiber-based correlated-photon source; liquid nitrogen temperature; telecom band; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical computing; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pumping; Photonic crystals; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2006 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0090-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2006.1693995
