DocumentCode
2887410
Title
Heralded single photon source for quantum cryptography at 1550 nm
Author
Soujaeff, Alexandre ; Takeuchi, Shigeki ; Sasaki, Keiji ; Hasegawa, Toshio ; Matsui, Mitsuru
Author_Institution
Japan Sci. & Technol. Agency, Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan
fYear
2005
fDate
12-17 June 2005
Firstpage
285
Abstract
The paper proposes on the use of non degenerate parametric downconversion PDC in BBO crystal to realize a heralded single photon source. Downconverted photons wavelength can be chosen using phase matching condition.
Keywords
barium compounds; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; optical phase matching; quantum cryptography; quantum optics; 1550 nm; BBO crystal; BaB2O4; parametric downconversion; phase matching; quantum cryptography; single photon source; Cryptography; Detectors; Diode lasers; Information technology; Laser excitation; Lenses; Photonic crystals; Probability; Pump lasers; Research and development;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8973-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567451
Filename
1567451
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