Spatio-temporal engineering of photon pairs generated through spontaneous four wave mixing in optical fibers
Abstract
The conjunction of photon-pair sources with fiber technology holds much promise for the further advancement of quantum processing technologies. While optical fibers are clearly ideally suited for transmission of information, both in the classical and quantum realms, in our work we exploit optical fibers for the generation of non-classical light in specific quantum states. We base our work on the process of spontaneous four wave mixing (SFWM), which utilizes a third-order optical non-linearity. In this process, two pump photons from a laser beam (or from two different laser beams) coupled into the fiber are annihilated leading to the emission of photon pairs, typically referred to as signal and idler.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Mar 23, 2016
- Source ID
- FA95501610458
Entities
People
- Alfred U Ren
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- National Autonomous University of Mexico
- United States Air Force