Download | - View final version: Terahertz-bandwidth switching of heralded single photons (PDF, 764 KiB)
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DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.44.001427 |
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Author | Search for: Kupchak, Connor1; Search for: Erskine, Jennifer1; Search for: England, Duncan1; Search for: Sussman, Benjamin1 |
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Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. Security and Disruptive Technologies
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Format | Text, Article |
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Abstract | Optically induced ultrafast switching of single photons is demonstrated by rotating the photon polarization via the Kerr effect in a commercially available single-mode fiber. A switching efficiency of 97% is achieved with a ∼1.7 ps switching time and signal-to-noise ratio of ∼800. Preservation of the single-photon properties is confirmed by measuring no significant increase in the second-order autocorrelation function 𝑔⁽²⁾(0). These values are attained with only nanojoule-level pump energies that are produced by a laser oscillator with 80 MHz repetition rate. The results highlight a simple device capable of both high-bandwidth operations and preservation of single-photon properties for applications in photonic quantum processing and ultrafast time-gating or switching. |
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Publication date | 2019 |
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Publisher | Optical Society of America |
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Language | English |
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Peer reviewed | Yes |
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Record identifier | c10028e8-ccc2-405f-a46b-df7175a7ce70 |
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Record created | 2021-04-15 |
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Record modified | 2021-04-15 |
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