Bright Entangled Photon Source Optimized for Single Mode Emission and Minimum Spectral Entanglement

Title: Bright Entangled Photon Source Optimized for Single Mode Emission and Minimum Spectral Entanglement

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We describe an entangled photon source based on collinear down-conversion in periodically-poled KTP at 1552 nm. The pump bandwidth, crystal length, and pump spatial mode are chosen so as to minimize spectral and spatial entanglement.

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Evans, Philip G ^[1]; Bennink, Ryan S ^[1]; Grice, Warren P ^[1]; Humble, Travis S ^[1]; Schaake, Jason ^[1]

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Publication Date:: 2009-01-01

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; Work for Others (WFO)

OSTI Identifier:: 1004654

DOE Contract Number:: DE-AC05-00OR22725

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: OSA Annual Meeting, San Jose, CA, USA, 20091011, 20091011

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; LIGHT SOURCES; DESIGN; PHOTONS; OPTICAL MODES

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                    Evans, Philip G, Bennink, Ryan S, Grice, Warren P, Humble, Travis S, and Schaake, Jason. Bright Entangled Photon Source Optimized for Single Mode Emission and Minimum Spectral Entanglement.  United States: N. p., 2009. 
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                    Evans, Philip G, Bennink, Ryan S, Grice, Warren P, Humble, Travis S, & Schaake, Jason. Bright Entangled Photon Source Optimized for Single Mode Emission and Minimum Spectral Entanglement.  United States.

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                    Evans, Philip G, Bennink, Ryan S, Grice, Warren P, Humble, Travis S, and Schaake, Jason. Thu .  
        "Bright Entangled Photon Source Optimized for Single Mode Emission and Minimum Spectral Entanglement".  United States.

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