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Frontiers in Optics

Waveguide-Based Spontaneous Parametric Downconversion Sources of Polarization-Entangled Photon Pairs

Kristina A. Meier, Spencer J. Johnson, Josh Aller, Brad Slezak, Tony Roberts, Philip R. Battle, Paul G. Kwiat

Published Jan 1, 2021• 0 citations
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Abstract

We present waveguide-based SPDC sources for producing both degenerate and highly nondegenerate polarization-entangled photon pairs. We measure entanglement metrics of up to 99% through optimization of both temporal and spectral overlap.
DOI
10.1364/fio.2021.ftu2e.4

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