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Generation of near IR correlated photon pairs in optical nano-fibers

Jin-Hun Kim, Yong Sup Ihn, Heedeuk Shin, Yoon-Ho Kim

Published Jan 1, 2018• 0 citations
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We report the generation of near-IR nondegenerate correlated photon pairs in a 13- cm-long optical nano-fiber. The coincidence-to-accidental ratio (CAR), 400 has been achieved at average pump power of 70 μW.
DOI
10.1364/cleopr.2018.f1d.5

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