Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Quantum Correlated Photon-Pairs From Warm Rb-Vapor

Prathamesh S. Donvalkar, Chaitali Joshi, Sven Ramelow, Alexander L. Gaeta

Published Jan 1, 2016• 1 citation

Abstract

Using a diamond scheme in warm Rb-vapor, we generate quantum-correlated photon-pairs by spontaneous four-wave mixing. Using a Rb-filled photonic-band gap fiber, this system could achieve pair generation efficiencies of 10−3 pairs/input photon.

DOI: 10.1364/cleo_qels.2016.ftu1c.7

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