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Resource-efficient fibre-integrated temporal multiplexing of heralded single photons

Quantum Physics 2018-01-17 v1

Abstract

We present a multiplexed single photon source that re-synchronises heralded single photons generated by four-wave mixing in photonic crystal fibre using a fibre delay loop controlled by a single switch. By combining the probabilities of generating heralded single photons on four consecutive pump pulses we obtain an enhancement of the per-bin single-photon delivery probability. Our source demonstrates a way in which single-photon source multiplexing may be carried out with minimised resource overhead while retaining the benefits of a robust and alignment-free platform.

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@article{arxiv.1706.01838,
  title  = {Resource-efficient fibre-integrated temporal multiplexing of heralded single photons},
  author = {Rowan A. Hoggarth and Robert J. A. Francis-Jones and Peter J. Mosley},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1706.01838},
  year   = {2018}
}