DocumentCode
2673220
Title
Efficient single-photon counting at 1.55 /spl mu/m via frequency upconversion
Author
Albota, M.A. ; Wong, F.N.C.
Author_Institution
Res. Lab. of Electron., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
fYear
2003
fDate
6-6 June 2003
Abstract
We have achieved efficient single-photon detection at 1.55 /spl mu/m by sum-frequency mixing with a strong cw pump at 1064 nm in periodically-poled lithium niobate and subsequent single-photon counting in the visible.
Keywords
optical frequency conversion; photon counting; 1.55 mum; LiNbO/sub 3/; cw pump; frequency upconversion; periodically-poled lithium niobate; single-photon counting; single-photon detection; sum-frequency mixing; Frequency; Gratings; Laser theory; Lithium niobate; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pumping; Photonics Society; Probes; Pump lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-749-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2003.238470
Filename
1276489
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