Theory of quantum frequency translation of light in optical fiber: Application to interference of two photons of different color

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 17876-17907

  McGuinness, H J ^a   Raymer, M G ^a   McKinstrie, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOUR WAVE MIXING; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; PHOTONS; WAVE PACKETS; WAVES;

BRAGG SCATTERING; FREQUENCY TRANSLATION; GREEN FUNCTION; HERMITE-GAUSSIAN FUNCTION; HIGH EFFICIENCY; OPTICAL CRYSTALS; REALISTIC MODEL; SUM FREQUENCY; TWO PHOTON; TWO-COLOR; TWO-PHOTON INTERFERENCE;

OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION;

EID: 80052744612     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.017876     Document Type: Article

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