Title :
A single photon source using parametric down conversion
Author :
Takeuchi, Shoji ; Okamoto, R. ; Sasaki, Eiji
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. for Electron. Sci., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan
Abstract :
Experimental realization of a gated parametric down conversion (GPDC) and the achievement of the highest value of P(1) (probability to find one photon in certain output pulse) among the reported single photon sources as far as the authors´ knowledge, is presented.
Keywords :
optical frequency conversion; photon counting; gated parametric down conversion; photon counting; single photon source; Delay lines; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Light emitting diodes; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Photonic crystals; Probability; Pulse measurements; Quantum dots;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7733-8
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2003.1314177
