Title :
Generation of pure state single photon wavepackets
Author :
Mosley, Peter J. ; Silberhorn, Christine ; U´Ren, Alfred B. ; Walmsley, Ian A. ; Raymer, Michael G.
Author_Institution :
Clarendon Lab., Oxford Univ., UK
Abstract :
We present details of the production of pure single photon states by parametric downconversion, along with an experimental method to measure their purity by multiple crystal interferometry.
Keywords :
light interferometry; optical frequency conversion; quantum optics; multiple crystal interferometry; parametric downconversion; pure state single photon wavepackets; Filtering; Interference; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical harmonic generation; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Photonic crystals; Production;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8973-5
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567434