Generation of polarisation-entangled photon pairs at 1550 nm using two PPLN waveguides

Electronics Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 621-622

  Yoshizawa, A ^a   Kaji, R ^a   Tsuchida, H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE DIODES; CRYSTALS; FOUR WAVE MIXING; POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; WAVEGUIDES;

QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION;

PHOTONS;

EID: 0037417322     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20030400     Document Type: Article

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