• DocumentCode
    689502
  • Title

    Efficient, low-noise, single-photon frequency conversion

  • Author

    Kuo, Paulina S. ; Pelc, Jason S. ; Slattery, Oliver ; Yong-Su Kim ; Fejer, M.M. ; Xiao Tang

  • Author_Institution
    Inf. Technol. Lab., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate simultaneous low-noise and efficient frequency conversion in a periodically poled LiNbO3 waveguide with spectral filtering. We achieve >50% external conversion efficiency and 600 noise counts per second at peak conversion.
  • Keywords
    lithium compounds; niobium compounds; optical frequency conversion; optical noise; optical waveguide filters; quantum optics; LiNbO3; low-noise frequency conversion; periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide; single-photon frequency conversion; spectral filtering; Bragg gratings; Frequency conversion; Noise; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Silicon; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833886