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High-performance narrowband filter for atom-resonant quantum light generation

Joanna A. Zielińska, Federica A. Beduini, Nicolas Godbout, Morgan W. Mitchell

Published Jan 1, 2012• 0 citations
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Abstract

Spectral filters are indispensable elements in many quantum optics experiments. We present a Faraday anomalous dispersion filter based on optical properties of atomic vapor, which surpasses conventional interference filters in terms of key figures of merit.
DOI
10.1364/qim.2012.qt5a.4

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