Generation and detection of optical-terahertz biphotons via spontaneous parametric downconversion
Kirill A. Kuznetsov, Vladimir V. Kornienko, Yu. B. Vakhtomin +3 more
We study spontaneous parametric downconversion (SPDC) in the strongly non-degenerate regime when the idler wave hits the terahertz range. By using the hot-electron bolometer, for the first time the SPDC-generated idler-wave photons were directly detected in the terahertz frequency range. Spectrum of corresponding signal photons was measured using standard technique by the CCD camera. Possible applications of correlated optical-terahertz biphotons are discussed.
International Conference Laser Optics (ICLO)•Jun 1, 2018•0 citations