Measurement of one-photon and two-photon wave packets in spontaneous parametric downconversion

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1959-1966

  Kim, Yoon Ho ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COHERENT LIGHT; CORRELATION METHODS; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PHOTONS; WAVE FILTERS;

WAVE PACKETS;

WAVEFRONTS;

EID: 0141626911     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.001959     Document Type: Article

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