Title :
Hong-Ou-Mandel dip using photon pairs from a PPLN waveguide
Author :
Zhang, Qiang ; Takesue, Hiroki ; Langrock, Carsten ; Xie, Xiuping ; Fejer, M.M. ; Yamamoto, Yoshihisa
Author_Institution :
Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA
Abstract :
We experimentally observed a Hong-Ou-Mandle dip with 1.5-mum photon pairs generated in a periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide with integrated mode demultiplexer. The visibility of the dip was 78% without subtraction of any noise.
Keywords :
optical beam splitters; optical waveguides; Hong-Ou-Mandel dip; PPLN waveguide; integrated mode demultiplexer; photon pairs; Band pass filters; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Frequency; Laboratories; Lithium niobate; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optical waveguides; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; (190.4410) Nonlinear optics, parametric processes; (230.7380) Waveguides, channeled;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
