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
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;
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
