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arXiv:2312.05280

Temporal Multiplexing of Heralded Photons Based on Thin Film Lithium Niobate Photonics

Çağın Ekici, Yonghe Yu, Jeremy C. Adcock, Alif Laila Muthali, Mujtaba Zahidy, Heyun Tan, Zhongjin Lin, Hao Li, Leif Katsuo Oxenløwe, Xinlun Cai, Yunhong Ding

Published Jan 1, 2024• 0 citations
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Abstract

Heralded photons from a silicon source are temporally multiplexed utilizing thin film lithium niobate photonics. The time-multiplexed source, operating at a rate of R = 62.2 MHz, enhances single photon probability by 3.25 ± 0.05.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_fs.2024.fm1k.6

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