Single photon frequency up-conversion and its applications

Lijun Ma; Oliver Slattery; Xiao Tang

doi:10.1117/12.890980

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6 September 2011 Single photon frequency up-conversion and its applications

Lijun Ma, Oliver Slattery, Xiao Tang

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Proceedings Volume 8163, Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging IX; 81630N (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.890980
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We have studied single photon level frequency up-conversion, and developed efficient single photon detectors and a highly sensitive spectrometer at a telecommunication wavelength (around 1310 nm). We have applied the detector and spectrometer to the implementation of a quantum key distribution system; to the characterization of an entangled photon source and a single photon source from quantum dots; to increase the temporal resolution of the single photon detector; and to study on high-order temporal correlation following frequency conversion. In this paper, we will present an overview on the frequency up-conversion technique and its applications in quantum information systems.

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Lijun Ma, Oliver Slattery, and Xiao Tang "Single photon frequency up-conversion and its applications", Proc. SPIE 8163, Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging IX, 81630N (6 September 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.890980

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