Title :
Heralded, pure-state single-photon source based on a KTP waveguide
Author :
Levine, Z.H. ; Chen, J. ; Ling, A. ; Fan, J. ; Migdall, A.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Technol. Div., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Abstract :
We show that with simple spectral filtering, the Schmidt number for the transmitted photon-pairs (with 90% transmittance) which are produced via type-II parametric down-conversion in a KTP waveguide equals to unity to within 0.2%.
Keywords :
optical filters; optical frequency conversion; optical waveguides; quantum optics; KTP; KTP waveguide; Schmidt number; photon-pairs; pure-state single-photon source; spectral filtering; type-II parametric down-conversion; Bandwidth; Fiber nonlinear optics; Filtering; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Quantum computing; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
