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Nonlinear Optics

A Fiber Photon-Pair Source for Enhanced Spectroscopy and Imaging

Emma J. Pearce, Chris C. Phillips, Rupert F. Oulton, Alex S. Clark

Published Jan 1, 2021• 0 citations
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Abstract

We generate photon pairs using spontaneous four-wave mixing in a birefringent single-mode fiber. Photon-number correlations reduce noise in the band-edge absorption spectrum of gallium arsenide. We propose the use of such sources in quantum imaging.
DOI
10.1364/nlo.2021.nm2b.5

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