• DocumentCode
    2264452
  • Title

    Fibre source of heralded single photons at 1550nm

  • Author

    Xiong, C. ; McMillan, A.R. ; Alibart, O. ; Fulconis, J. ; Rarity, J.G. ; Wadsworth, W.

  • Author_Institution
    Centre for Photonics & Photnics Mater., Bath Univ., Bath
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a bright fibre source of heralded single photons at 1550 nm with detected rates greater than 10 kilocounts per second. Photon generation and separation is performed in spliced fibre components.
  • Keywords
    optical fibres; quantum optics; fibre source; heralded single photon source; photon generation; photon separation; spliced fibre components; wavelength 1550 nm; Bragg gratings; Delay; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Pump lasers; Silicon; (060.5565) Fibre optics. Quantum comm.; (270.5585) Quantum optics. Quantum information and processing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4572711