Abstract

We demonstrate a bright, bandwidth-tunable, quasi-phase-matched single-waveguide source generating photon pairs near 900 nm and 1300 nm. Two-photon coincidence spectra are measured at a range of operating temperatures of a periodically-poled KTiOPO4 (PPKTP) waveguide, which supports both type-0 and type-II spontaneous parametric down-conversion. We map out relative contributions of two-photon to one-photon fluorescence for a range of operating parameters. Such a versatile device is highly promising for future chip-scale quantum information processing. Work of U. S. government; not subject to U. S. copyright.

Publication Details
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2009
Volume
17
Number of Pages
6727-6740
DOI
10.1364/oe.17.006727
Journal
Optics Express
Contributors
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