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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Joint Spectral Characterization of Cryogenic Spontaneous Parametric Down-Conversion

Nina Amelie Lange, Jan Philipp Höpker, Raimund Ricken, Viktor Quiring, Christof Eigner, Christine Silberhorn, Tim J. Bartley

Published Jan 1, 2022• 0 citations
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Abstract

We demonstrate, to the best of our knowledge, the first functional cryogenic SPDC source. This proof-of-principle experiment represents a starting point for interfacing SPDC with integrated components requiring cryogenic operation conditions, such as superconducting detectors.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_qels.2022.ff2j.7

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