The purpose of this tutorial paper is to present a broad overview of photon-pair generation
through the spontaneous four wave mixing (SFWM) process in optical fibers. Progress in …

We provide a perspective overview of the emerging field of nonlinear optics in multimode
optical fibers. These fibers enable new methods for the ultrafast light-activated control of …

Building on the scientific understanding and technological infrastructure of single-mode
fibers, multimode fibers are being explored as a means of adding new degrees of freedom to …

Time correlated photon pairs are used to produce heralded single photon states for quantum
integrated circuits. These states are generated by photon sources, which are called …

A detailed analysis of four-wave mixing (FWM) and its required phase-matching conditions
in graded-index multimode optical fibers is presented. The analysis is relevant mainly for …

In this work, we report the modeling and the experimental demonstration of intermodal
spontaneous as well as stimulated four-wave mixing (FWM) in silicon waveguides. In …

Integrated entangled photon pair source is an essential resource for both fundamental
investigations and practical applications of quantum information science. Currently there …

Parametric amplifiers relying on the nonlinear four-wave mixing process are known for their
signature symmetric gain spectrum, where signal and idler sidebands are generated on both …

For the inter-modal four-wave mixing (IMFWM) in high-power fiber lasers, the phase-
matching frequency shift and coherence length are calculated to determine the fiber mode …

Optical multicasting, which involves delivering an input signal to multiple different channels
simultaneously, is a key function to improve network performance. By exploiting individual …