Generation of correlated photons in microstructure fibers

J. Fan; A. Migdall

doi:10.1117/12.612736

25 August 2005 Generation of correlated photons in microstructure fibers

J. Fan, A. Migdall

Proceedings Volume 5893, Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging III; 589313 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.612736
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The gains of Four-wave mixing and Raman scattering in an optical fiber vary with wavelength. We use this wavelength variation to experimentally optimize the four-wave mixing relative to the Raman scattering, resulting in high photon coincidence rates and high coincidence/accidental contrast ratios. We obtain a photon coincidence rate of 53.7 kHz/mW/nm with a coincidence/accidental contrast of 10:1 in a 1.8 m microstructure fiber. We discuss the use of this fiber as a source for photon-counting detector efficiency calibrations.

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J. Fan and A. Migdall "Generation of correlated photons in microstructure fibers", Proc. SPIE 5893, Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging III, 589313 (25 August 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.612736

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