Generation of correlated photon pairs in micro/nano-fibers

被引：36
作者：
Cui, Liang [1 ]
Li, Xiaoying [1 ]
Guo, Cheng [1 ]
Li, Y. H. [2 ,3 ]
Xu, Z. Y. [2 ]
Wang, L. J. [2 ,3 ]
Fang, Wei [4 ]
机构：
[1] Tianjin Univ, Minist Educ, Key Lab Optoelect Informat Technol, Coll Precis Instrument & Optoelect Engn, Tianjin 300072, Peoples R China
[2] Tsinghua Univ, Joint Inst Measurement Sci, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
[3] Tsinghua Univ, State Key Lab Precis Measurement Technol & Instru, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
[4] Zhejiang Univ, Dept Opt Engn, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
来源：
OPTICS LETTERS | 2013年 / 38卷 / 23期
基金：
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词：
SILICON WAVE-GUIDES; SUPERCONTINUUM GENERATION;
D O I：
10.1364/OL.38.005063
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
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 the phase-matching condition for generating the signal and idler photon pairs at wavelengths of about 1310 and 851 nm, respectively. Photon-counting measurements yield a coincidence-to-accidental ratio of 530 for a photon production rate of about 0.002 (0.0005) per pulse in the signal (idler) band. We also analyze the spectral information of the signal photons originating from SFWM and Raman scattering (RS). In addition to discovering some unique features of RS, we find the bandwidth of the individual signal photons is much greater than the calculated value for the MNF with homogeneous structure. Our investigations indicate the MNF is a promising candidate for developing the sources of nonclassical light and the spectral property of photon pairs can be used to noninvasively test the diameter and homogeneity of the MNF. (C) 2013 Optical Society of America
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页码：5063 / 5066
页数：4
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