Photon pair generation in birefringent optical fibers.
We study both experimentally and theoretically the generation of photon pairs by spontaneous four-wave mixing (SFWM) in standard birefringent optical fibers. The ability to produce a range of two-photon spectral states, from highly correlated (entangled) to completely factorable, by means of cross-p...
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| author | Smith, B Mahou, P Cohen, O Lundeen, J Walmsley, I |
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| description | We study both experimentally and theoretically the generation of photon pairs by spontaneous four-wave mixing (SFWM) in standard birefringent optical fibers. The ability to produce a range of two-photon spectral states, from highly correlated (entangled) to completely factorable, by means of cross-polarized birefringent phase matching, is explored. A simple model is developed to predict the spectral state of the photon pair which shows how this can be adjusted by choosing the appropriate pump bandwidth, fiber length and birefringence. Spontaneous Raman scattering is modeled to determine the tradeoff between SFWM and background Raman noise, and the predicted results are shown to agree with experimental data. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:cfb8afb0-3f88-4c24-becd-25ecfd0d270f2022-03-27T07:44:38ZPhoton pair generation in birefringent optical fibers.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:cfb8afb0-3f88-4c24-becd-25ecfd0d270fEnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordOptical Society of American (OSA)2009Smith, BMahou, PCohen, OLundeen, JWalmsley, IWe study both experimentally and theoretically the generation of photon pairs by spontaneous four-wave mixing (SFWM) in standard birefringent optical fibers. The ability to produce a range of two-photon spectral states, from highly correlated (entangled) to completely factorable, by means of cross-polarized birefringent phase matching, is explored. A simple model is developed to predict the spectral state of the photon pair which shows how this can be adjusted by choosing the appropriate pump bandwidth, fiber length and birefringence. Spontaneous Raman scattering is modeled to determine the tradeoff between SFWM and background Raman noise, and the predicted results are shown to agree with experimental data. |
| spellingShingle | Smith, B Mahou, P Cohen, O Lundeen, J Walmsley, I Photon pair generation in birefringent optical fibers. |
| title | Photon pair generation in birefringent optical fibers. |
| title_full | Photon pair generation in birefringent optical fibers. |
| title_fullStr | Photon pair generation in birefringent optical fibers. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Photon pair generation in birefringent optical fibers. |
| title_short | Photon pair generation in birefringent optical fibers. |
| title_sort | photon pair generation in birefringent optical fibers |
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