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Infrared Photon-Pair Generation via Four-Wave Mixing in a CS2-Filled Microstructured Optical Fiber

Mina Afsharnia, Saher Junaid, Sina Saravi, Thomas Pertsch, Markus Alexander Schmidt, Frank Setzpfandt

Published Jan 1, 2022• 1 citation
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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate frequency nondegenerate photon-pair generation via spontaneous four-wave mixing in a CS2-filled microstructured optical fiber. This allows to generate idler photons in the infrared region, suitable for applications in quantum spectroscopy.
DOI
10.1364/np.2022.nptu4g.2

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