wavelength for long-distance quantum communication. By utilizing a bow-tie cavity, we
obtain a cavity enhancement factor of 4.06× 10 4. Our measurement of the second-order
correlation function G (2)(τ) reveals that the linewidth of 2.4 MHz has been hitherto
unachieved in the 1.5 µm telecom band. This two-photon source is useful for obtaining a
high absorption probability close to unity by quantum memories set inside quantum repeater …