DocumentCode
2257451
Title
A deterministic single-photon source
Author
McCusker, K.T. ; Peters, N.A. ; VanDevender, A.P. ; Kwiat, P.G.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., IllinoisUniversity, Urbana, IL
fYear
2008
fDate
4-9 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We are developing an experimental setup to deterministically create single photons using spontaneous downconversion. We expect our source to output a single photon with a probability of 70%, and two photons with less than 3%.
Keywords
light sources; optical frequency conversion; probability; quantum optics; deterministic single photon creation; probability; quantum information applications; single-photon source; single-photon states; spontaneous downconversion; Cryptography; Detectors; Laser excitation; Optical computing; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Photonic crystals; Pulse generation; Quantum computing; Timing; (270.5568) Quantum cryptography; (270.5585) Quantum information and processing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-859-9
Type
conf
Filename
4572388
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