DocumentCode
500201
Title
Photon pair generation via spontaneous four-wave mixing in birefringent optical fibers
Author
Smith, Brian J. ; Mahou, Pierre ; Cohen, Offir ; Lundeen, Jeff S. ; Walmsley, Ian A.
Author_Institution
Clarendon Lab., Univ. of Oxford, Oxford, UK
fYear
2009
fDate
2-4 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We experimentally demonstrate photon pair production in standard single-mode optical fibers via spontaneous four-wave mixing. The process utilizes birefringent phase matching to control the photon pair joint spectral structure.
Keywords
birefringence; multiwave mixing; optical fibres; optical phase matching; quantum optics; spectral analysis; birefringent optical fiber; birefringent phase matching; photon pair generation; photon pair joint spectral structure control; spontaneous four-wave mixing; standard single-mode optical fibers; Birefringence; Fiber nonlinear optics; Four-wave mixing; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; (190.4380) Nonlinear optics, four-wave mixing; (270.0270) Quantum Optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Type
conf
Filename
5225583
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