Published May 2010 | Version v1
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Biphoton compression in a standard optical fiber: Exact numerical calculation

Creators

  • 1. Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, Strada delle Cacce 91, 10135 Torino (Italy)
  • 2. Department of Physics, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 119991 Moscow (Russian Federation)

Description

The generation of two-photon wave packets, produced by spontaneous parametric down-conversion in crystals with linearly chirped quasi-phase-matching grating, is analyzed. Although they are spectrally broad, two-photon wave packets produced in this way are not Fourier-transform limited. We discuss the temporal compression of the wave packets, exploiting the insertion of a standard optical fiber in the path of one of the two photons. The effect is analyzed by means of full numerical calculation, and the exact dispersion dependencies in both the crystal and the fiber are considered. The study paves the way for practical realization of this idea.

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevA.81.053828;
arXiv
arXiv:1002.3891v1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. A
Journal Volume
81
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 053828-053828.8
ISSN
1050-2947
CODEN
PLRAAN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42005762
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
COMPRESSION; CONVERSION; CRYSTALS; DISPERSIONS; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTONS; WAVE PACKETS
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FIBERS; INTEGRAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; TRANSFORMATIONS

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