Efficient Generation of Twin Photons at Telecom Wavelengths with 10 GHz Repetition-Rate-Tunable Comb Laser

Authors :: Shuro Izumi
Isao Morohashi
Mikio Fujiwara
Shigehito Miki
Takahide Sakamoto
Ryosuke Shimizu
Rui-Bo Jin
Taro Yamashita
Hirotaka Terai
Masahide Sasaki
Zhen Wang
Masahiro Takeoka
Kentaro Wakui
Source :: CLEO: 2015.
Publication Year :: 2015
Publisher :: OSA, 2015.
Abstract: We demonstrate a down-conversion-based twin photon source pumped by a 10 GHz repetition-rate-tunable comb laser at 1553 nm wavelength. We show high Hong-Ou-Mandel interference visibilities, which are free from the pump-power induced degradation.

Subjects :: Quantum optics
Physics
Photon
business.industry
Detector
Nonlinear optics
Laser
law.invention
Wavelength
Optics
Interference (communication)
law
Optoelectronics
Photonics
business

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