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Towards an integrated entangled photons source for mid-infrared ghost spectroscopy

Mathis Cohen, Romain Dalidet, Anthony Martin, Sébastien Tanzilli, Laurent Labonté

Published Jan 1, 2025• 0 citations
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Abstract

We are developing integrated source-emitting photon pairs in the MIR and IR ranges. This source is the core component of a spectroscopic technique based on non-linear interferometry, which we have successfully demonstrated.
DOI
10.1364/quantum.2025.qth2c.7

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