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arXiv:1007.2512 · Optics Express

Experimental realization of a low-noise heralded single-photon source

G. Brida, Ivo Pietro Degiovanni, Marco Genovese, Alan L. Migdall, Fabrizio Piacentini, S. V. Polyakov, I. Ruo Berchera

Published Jan 13, 2011• 72 citations
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Abstract

We present a heralded single-photon source with a much lower level of unwanted background photons in the output channel by using the herald photon to control a shutter in the heralded channel. The shutter is implemented using a simple field programable gate array controlled optical switch.
DOI
10.1364/oe.19.001484

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