Characterization of high-purity, pulsed squeezed light at telecom wavelengths from pp-KTP for quantum information applications

Thomas Gerrits, Burm Baek, Martin J. Stevens, Brice Calkins, Adriana Lita, Scott Glancy, Emanuel Knill, Sae Woo Nam, Richard P. Mirin, Robert H. Hadfield, Ryan S. Bennink, Warren P. Grice, Sander Dorenbos, Tony Zijlstra, Teun Klapwijk, Val Zwiller

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Abstract

We characterize a pp-KTP crystal designed to produce pure single mode squeezed vacuum at 1570 nm. Measurements show Hong-Ou-Mandel interference with 97% visibility and a circular joint spectral distribution with a Schmidt number of 1.08. * Contribution of NIST, an agency of the U. S. Government, not subject to copyright

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 CONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS (CLEO)
Place of PublicationNEW YORK
PublisherIEEE
Pages-
Number of pages2
ISBN (Print)978-1-55752-910-7
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Event2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics - Baltimore, MD, United States
Duration: 1 May 20116 May 2011

Conference

Conference2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
Abbreviated titleCLEO 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBaltimore, MD
Period1/05/116/05/11

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