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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Spectral compression of biphotons using time-varying cavities for quantum networking

Karthik V. Myilswamy, Andrew M. Weiner

Published Jan 1, 2022• 0 citations
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Abstract

We propose and analyze the use of linear, time-variant cavities for spectral compression of broadband frequency correlated photon pairs, with potential applications in quantum networking. Our time-varying cavity relies on rapid electro-optic switching of input coupling to the cavity.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_at.2022.jw5a.2

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