Title :
1.5-μm band hong-ou-mandel experiment using photon pairs generated in two independent optical fibers
Author_Institution :
NTT Basic Research Laboratories, NTT Corporation, 3-1 Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, 243-0198, Japan
Abstract :
I report the first Hong-Ou-Mandel experiment using two photon pairs in the 1.5-μm band that are generated in two independent dispersion shifted fibers. A quantum interference with 53% visibility was observed.
Keywords :
Arrayed waveguide gratings; Delay; Detectors; Fiber nonlinear optics; Interference; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431280