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Adaptive measurement of the spectral and temporal shape of ultrashort single photons for higher-dimensional quantum information processing

C. Polycarpou, K. N. Cassemiro, G. Venturi, Alessandro Zavatta, Marco Bellini

Published Jan 1, 2012• 1 citation
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Abstract

We describe a new method, combining techniques from the fields of ultrafast and quantum optics, for gaining full access to the spectral and temporal information encoded in the wavepacket mode of single, ultrashort, photons.
DOI
10.1364/qim.2012.qt5a.3

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