Title :
Increased polarization-entangled photon flux via thinner crystals
Author :
Lee, P.S.K. ; van Exter, M.P. ; Woerdraan, J.P.
Author_Institution :
Huygens Lab., Leiden Univ., Netherlands
Abstract :
We demonstrate experimentally that the production of polarization-entangled photons via type-II spontaneous parametric down-conversion is higher for thin nonlinear crystals than for thicker ones, basically because thinner crystals generate a broader spectrum.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical materials; photon counting; polarisation; quantum entanglement; quantum optics; spectral line broadening; broader spectrum generation; increased polarization-entangled photon flux; polarization-entangled photon production; thin nonlinear crystals; thinner crystals; type-II spontaneous parametric down-conversion; Apertures; Bandwidth; Filters; Frequency; Interference; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Photonic crystals; Production; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548852
