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Towards High-Resolution Spectral Correlation Measurements of a Telecom-Band Photon Pair Source

Pranish Shrestha, Jing Su, Anouar Rahmouni, Yicheng Shi, M. V. Jabir, Paulina S. Kuo, Alan L. Migdall, Matthew D. Shaw, Boris A. Korzh, Willie L. Thompson, Thomas Gerrits

Published Jan 1, 2026• 0 citations
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Abstract

We present a tool for characterization of photon pair sources, capable of highly-resolved spectral correlation measurements using a two-photon Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) interferometer and fiber-based spectrometer with a spectral resolution of less than 20 GHz.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_fs.2026.fm3b.6

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