Generation of Quantum-Correlated Photon Pairs in Optical Fiber: Influence of Spontaneous Raman Scattering

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Published 9 December 2004 Copyright (c) 2004 The Japan Society of Applied Physics
, , Citation Kyo Inoue and Kaoru Shimizu 2004 Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 43 8048 DOI 10.1143/JJAP.43.8048

1347-4065/43/12R/8048

Abstract

The generation of quantum-correlated photon pairs by spontaneous four-wave mixing (FWM) in an optical fiber is studied. After demonstrating the time correlation between signal and idler photons, the influence of spontaneous Raman scattering on extracting photon pairs is experimentally investigated. It is shown that a short pulse and a narrow filtering bandwidth are preferable for obtaining correlated photon pairs with a better signal-to-noise ratio via FWM in an optical fiber.

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10.1143/JJAP.43.8048