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Source of correlated photon pairs for quantum information using photonic crystal fiber

Jérémie Fulconis, J. Alinat, John Rarity, Philip St.J. Russell, W. J. Wadsworth

Published Dec 10, 2005• 0 citations
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Abstract

We demonstrate a bright, narrowband, polarized, single-mode, low-background source of correlated photon pairs in photonic crystal fibre, for quantum information applications. We detect 10/sup 5/ coincidences/s at wavelengths of 595 nm and 880 nm using silicon detectors.
DOI
10.1109/qels.2005.1548892

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