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Frontiers in Optics

Quantum Correlation of Fiber based Photon-pair through Standard Loss and Random Media

Yong Meng Sua, John E. Malowicki, Kim Fook Lee

Published Jan 1, 2013• 0 citations
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Abstract

We investigate the effect of standard loss and multiple scattering on fiber based photon-pairs. We observe that the existence of Raman photons in a fiber based photon-pair source increase depolarization effect in random media.
DOI
10.1364/fio.2013.fth1b.4

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