Characterization of a Quantum Light Source Based on Spontaneous Parametric Down-Conversion

Thomas J. Huisman; Simon R. Huisman; Allard P. Mosk; Pepijn W. H. Pinkse

Characterization of a Quantum Light Source Based on Spontaneous Parametric Down-Conversion

Optics 2013-02-13 v1 Quantum Physics

Authors: Thomas J. Huisman , Simon R. Huisman , Allard P. Mosk , Pepijn W. H. Pinkse

Abstract

We have built a quantum light source capable of producing different types of quantum states. The quantum light source is based on entangled state preparation in the process of spontaneous parametric down-conversion. The single-photon detection rate of eight-hundred thousand per second demonstrates that we have created a bright state-of-the-art quantum light source. As a part of the characterization we measured two-photon quantum interference in a Hong-Ou-Mandel interferometer.

Keywords

spontaneous parametric down-conversion single-photon sources hong-ou-mandel interference

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@article{arxiv.1302.2816,
  title  = {Characterization of a Quantum Light Source Based on Spontaneous Parametric Down-Conversion},
  author = {Thomas J. Huisman and Simon R. Huisman and Allard P. Mosk and Pepijn W. H. Pinkse},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1302.2816},
  year   = {2013}
}

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