Parametric down-conversion with optimized spectral properties in nonlinear photonic crystals

Journal Article · Mon Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2007 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.76.043829· OSTI ID:21020824

Corona, Maria; U'Ren, Alfred B ^[1]

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1. Centro de Investigacion Cientifica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Baja California 22860 (Mexico)

We study the joint spectral properties of photon pairs generated by spontaneous parametric down-conversion in a one-dimensional nonlinear photonic crystal in a collinear, degenerate, type-II geometry. We show that the photonic crystal properties may be exploited to compensate for material dispersion and obtain photon pairs that are nearly factorable, in principle, for arbitrary materials and spectral regions, limited by the ability to fabricate the nonlinear crystal with the required periodic variation in the refractive indices for the ordinary and extraordinary waves.

• OSTI ID: 21020824
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 76, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.76.043829; (c) 2007 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PERIODICITY
PHOTONS
REFRACTIVE INDEX