DocumentCode
2086423
Title
Efficient conditional preparation of single photons for scalable quantum-optical networking
Author
U´Ren, Alfred B. ; Silberhorn, Christine ; Banaszek, Konrad ; Walmsley, Ian A.
Author_Institution
Clarendon Lab., Oxford Univ.
fYear
2004
fDate
21-21 May 2004
Firstpage
596
Lastpage
598
Abstract
A prerequisite for practical quantum information processing is an efficient source of high-fidelity single photons. We report single photon preparation with a conditional detection efficiency exceeding 51% and detection rate of up to 8.5 times 105 counts/[smiddotmW]
Keywords
optical frequency conversion; optical information processing; optical waveguides; photodetectors; photon counting; detection efficiency; detection rate; quantum information processing; scalable quantum-optical networking; single photons preparation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-778-4
Type
conf
Filename
1366908
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