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Frontiers in Optics

Multiband Femtosecond Entangled Light Sources by High-and Low-gain Parametric Down-Conversion

Karel Veselský, Ashley Driesbach, Sanjit Karmakar, Chen-Ting Liao

Published Jan 1, 2025• 0 citations
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Abstract

Multiband, quantum-entangled, femtosecond light sources are developed using a CEP-stabled Yb laser system. Second- and third-harmonic of the 1030 nm pump produces wavelength-tunable, entangled sources at 686nm, 810nm, 1030nm, and 1414 nm via parametric down-conversion.
DOI
10.1364/fio.2025.jtu5a.38

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