A heralded single-photon source for quantum communications compatible with long-distance optical fibers

SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 718-720

  Ferreira Da Silva, T ^a,b   Pinheiro, T R P ^a   Xavier, G B ^a   Von Der Weid, J P ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METROLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Optical fibers; Quantum communications; Single photon sources

Indexed keywords

1550 NM; NONLINEAR CRYSTALS; PUMP PHOTONS; QUANTUM COMMUNICATION; SINGLE-PHOTON SOURCE; SINGLE-PHOTON SOURCES; TELECOM WAVELENGTHS; TEMPORAL CORRELATIONS; TRANSMISSION DISTANCES;

COMMUNICATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE SOURCES; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PARTICLE BEAMS;

PHOTONS;

EID: 77951749181     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IMOC.2009.5427488     Document Type: Conference Paper

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