Title :
Engineered phase-matching for quantum photonics
Author :
Dixon, P. Ben ; Shapiro, Jeffrey H. ; Wong, Franco N. C.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate Gaussian-shaped quasi-phase matching of a nonlinear optical crystal via custom duty-cycle modulation on its grating structure. Our analysis shows this crystal can generate heralded single photons with 97% spectral purity.
Keywords :
Gaussian processes; diffraction gratings; optical modulation; optical phase matching; quantum optics; Gaussian-shaped quasiphase matching; custom duty-cycle modulation; grating structure; heralded single photon generation; nonlinear optical crystal; quantum photonics; Crystals; Gratings; Numerical models; Optical frequency conversion; Optical pumping; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
