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Frontiers in Optics

Single-Photon Source by Means of Four-Wave Mixing Inside a Dispersion-Shifted Optical Fiber

Paulo Fernando da Costa Antunes, Paulo Sérgio de Brito André, Armando N. Pinto

Published Jan 1, 2006• 10 citations
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Abstract

We show how an inexpensive and versatile single photon source can be built using four-wave mixing inside a dispersion-shifted optical fiber. The average number of generated photons per pulse agrees well with theoretical predictions.
DOI
10.1364/fio.2006.fmj3

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