Modes and states in quantum optics

C Fabre, N Treps - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2020 - APS
A few decades ago, quantum optics stood out as a new domain of physics by exhibiting
states of light with no classical equivalent. The first investigations concerned single photons …

Generation of correlated photon pairs in micro/nano-fibers

L Cui, X Li, C Guo, YH Li, ZY Xu, LJ Wang, W Fang - Optics letters, 2013 - opg.optica.org
We study the generation of correlated photon pairs via spontaneous four-wave mixing
(SFWM) in a 15 cm long micro/nano-fiber (MNF). The MNF is properly fabricated to satisfy …

High coincidence-to-accidental ratio continuous-wave photon-pair generation in a grating-coupled silicon strip waveguide

K Guo, EN Christensen, JB Christensen… - Applied Physics …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We demonstrate a very high coincidence-to-accidental ratio of 673 using continuous-wave
photon-pair generation in a silicon strip waveguide through spontaneous four-wave mixing …

[HTML][HTML] Photon-pair sources based on intermodal four-wave mixing in few-mode fibers

K Rottwitt, JG Koefoed, EN Christensen - Fibers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Four-wave mixing in optical fibers has been proven to have many applications within
processing of classical optical signals. In addition, recent developments in multimode fibers …

Quantum state engineering by nonlinear quantum interference

L Cui, J Su, J Li, Y Liu, X Li, ZY Ou - Physical Review A, 2020 - APS
Multiphoton quantum interference is the underlying principle for optical quantum information
processing protocols. Indistinguishability is the key to quantum interference. Therefore, the …

Spectrally pure single photons at telecommunications wavelengths using commercial birefringent optical fiber

J Lugani, RJA Francis-Jones, J Boutari… - Optics express, 2020 - opg.optica.org
We report a bright and tunable source of spectrally pure heralded single photons in the
telecom O-Band, based on cross-polarized four wave mixing in a commercial birefringent …

Characterisation of longitudinal variation in photonic crystal fibre

RJA Francis-Jones, PJ Mosley - Optics express, 2016 - opg.optica.org
We present a method by which the degree of longitudinal variation in photonic crystal fibre
(PCF) may be characterised through seeded four-wave mixing (FWM). Using an iterative …

Minimizing the frequency correlation of photon pairs in photonic crystal fibers

L Cui, X Li, N Zhao - New Journal of Physics, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Based on the dispersion property of a given photonic crystal fiber (PCF), we study how to
directly generate photon pairs with minimized frequency correlation via pulse-pumped …

Characterisation of fabrication inhomogeneities in Ti: LiNbO3 waveguides

M Santandrea, M Stefszky, G Roeland… - New Journal of …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Nonlinear processes in integrated, guiding systems are fundamental for both classical and
quantum experiments. Integrated components allow for compact, modular and stable light …

Effects of self-and cross-phase modulation on photon purity for four-wave-mixing photon pair sources

B Bell, A McMillan, W McCutcheon, J Rarity - Physical Review A, 2015 - APS
We consider the effect of self-phase modulation and cross-phase modulation on the joint
spectral amplitude of photon pairs generated by spontaneous four-wave mixing. In …