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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Conversion from Telecom to Atomic Photons by Four-Wave Mixing in a Warm Rb Cell

Michał Piotrowicz, Adam T. Black, Mark Bashkansky

Published Jan 1, 2020• 0 citations
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Abstract

We convert telecom photons at 1530 nm to atomic photons on the 87Rb D1 transition at 795 nm in a warm vapor with efficiency near 10% by employing efficient optical pumping and four-wave mixing.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_qels.2020.fw4c.4

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