We demonstrate a compact photon pair source based on a periodically poled lithium niobate nonlinear crystal in a cavity. The cavity parameters are chosen such that the emitted photon pair modes can be matched in the region of telecom ultra dense wavelength division multiplexing (U-DWDM) channel spacings. This approach provides efficient, low-loss, mode selection that is compatible with standard telecommunication networks. Photons with a coherence time of 8.6 ns (116 MHz) are produced and their purity is demonstrated. A source brightness of 134 pairs(s.mW.MHz)−1 is reported. The high level of purity and compatibility with standard telecom networks is of great importance for complex quantum communication networks.
@article{arxiv.1312.3832,
title = {Narrowband Photon Pair Source for Quantum Networks},
author = {F. Monteiro and A. Martin and B. Sanguinetti and H. Zbinden and R. T. Thew},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1312.3832},
year = {2015}
}