• DocumentCode
    1669688
  • Title

    Low-noise frequency down-conversion at the single photon level

  • Author

    Lenhard, Andreas ; Zaske, Sebastian ; Blum, Susanne ; Morigi, Giovanna ; Becher, Christoph

  • Author_Institution
    Fachrichtung 7.2 (Experimentalphys.), Univ. des Saarlandes, Saarbrucken, Germany
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report on frequency downconversion of single photons from the red spectral region (710nm) to the telecommunications O-band. Difference frequency generation with a long-wavelength pump simultaneously yields high conversion (68%) and high SNR (100:1).
  • Keywords
    optical frequency conversion; quantum communication; O-band; difference frequency generation; low noise frequency down conversion; red spectral region; single photon level; wavelength 710 nm; Frequency conversion; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Quantum dots; Signal to noise ratio; Telecommunications;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326268
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1669688