Generation of polarization-entangled photon pairs by a single crystal interferometric source pumped by femtosecond laser pulses

Laser Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1439-1443

  Barbieri, M ^a   Cinelli, C ^a   De Martini, F ^a   Mataloni, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; INTERFEROMETRY; LASER PULSES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL PUMPING; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

CRYSTAL SOURCES; FEMTOSECOND LASER PULSES; PHOTON PAIRS; PULSED STATES;

PHOTONS;

EID: 33750581105     PISSN: 1054660X     EISSN: 15556611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1054660X06100069     Document Type: Article

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