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Narrowband photon pair source for quantum networks

2014; Optica Publishing Group; Volume: 22; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1364/oe.22.004371

1094-4087

Fernando Sabino Marques Monteiro, Anthony Martin, Bruno Sanguinetti, H. Zbinden, Rob Thew,

Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics

We demonstrate a compact photon pair source based on a periodically poled lithium niobate nonlinear crystal in a cavity. The cavity parameters are chosen such that the emitted photon pair modes can be matched in the region of telecom ultra dense wavelength division multiplexing (U-DWDM) channel spacings. This approach provides efficient, low-loss, mode selection that is compatible with standard telecommunication networks. Photons with a coherence time of 8.6 ns (116 MHz) are produced and their purity is demonstrated. A source brightness of 134 pairs(s.mW.MHz)$^{-1}$ is reported. The high level of purity and compatibility with standard telecom networks is of great importance for complex quantum communication networks.