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Continuous wave correlated photon pairs generation in quasi-phase-matched superlattice AlGaAs waveguides

Peyman Sarrafi, Eric Y. Zhu, Ksenia Dolgaleva, Barry M. Holmes, David C. Hutchings, Stewart J. Aitchison, Li Qian

Published Jan 1, 2013• 1 citation
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Abstract

We report the first demonstration of CW-pumped correlated photon-pair generation in an AlGaAs waveguide with a coincidence-to-accidental ratio > 100. This is about two orders of magnitude greater than previously reported in AlGaAs waveguides.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_qels.2013.jth2a.91

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