Photon-pair generation in photonic crystal fibre with a 1.5 GHz modelocked VECSEL

Oliver J. Morris; Robert J. A. Francis-Jones; K.G. Wilcox; Anne C. Tropper; Peter J. Mosley

doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2014.02.003

Photon-pair generation in photonic crystal fibre with a 1.5 GHz modelocked VECSEL

Oliver J. Morris
, Robert J. A. Francis-Jones
, K.G. Wilcox
, Anne C. Tropper
, Peter J. Mosley

Department of Physics

University of Southampton
University of Dundee

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Abstract

Four-wave mixing (FWM) in optical fibre is a leading technique for generating high-quality photon pairs. We report the generation of photon pairs by spontaneous FWM in photonic crystal fibre pumped by a 1.5 GHz repetition-rate vertical-external-cavity surface-emitting laser (VECSEL). The photon pairs exhibit high count rates and a coincidence-to-accidental ratio of over 80. The VECSEL's high repetition-rate, high average power, tunability, and small footprint make this an attractive source for quantum key distribution and photonic quantum-state engineering.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	39-44
Number of pages	6
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	327
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2014.02.003
Publication status	Published - 15 Sept 2014

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