• DocumentCode
    444246
  • Title

    Pure single photon generation

  • Author

    Mosley, Peter J. ; Silberhorn, Christine ; U´Ren, Alfred B. ; Walmsley, Ian A.

  • Author_Institution
    Clarendon Lab., Oxford Univ., UK
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    667
  • Abstract
    We propose a method of creating single photons in pure quantum states by parametric downconversion, along with the analysis of an experimental scheme for characterising their purity using multiple crystal interferometry.
  • Keywords
    optical frequency conversion; quantum optics; multiple crystal interferometry; parametric downconversion; quantum states; single photon generation; Frequency; Interference; Nonlinear optics; Optical computing; Optical harmonic generation; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Photonic crystals; Photonics Society; Quantum computing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548890
  • Filename
    1548890