Nonclassical photon pairs from warm atomic vapor using a single driving laser

Generation of nonclassical light is an essential tool for quantum optics research and applications in quantum information technology. We present realization of the source of nonclassically correlated photon pairs based on the process of spontaneous four-wave-mixing in warm atomic vapor. Atoms are ex...

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Published inOptics express Vol. 25; no. 25; pp. 31230 - 31238
Main Authors Podhora, L, Obšil, P, Straka, I, Ježek, M, Slodička, L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 11.12.2017
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Summary:Generation of nonclassical light is an essential tool for quantum optics research and applications in quantum information technology. We present realization of the source of nonclassically correlated photon pairs based on the process of spontaneous four-wave-mixing in warm atomic vapor. Atoms are excited only by a single laser beam in retro-reflected configuration and narrowband frequency filtering is employed for selection of correlated photon pairs. Nonclassicality of generated light fields is proved by analysis of their statistical properties. Measured parameters of the presented source promise further applicability for efficient interaction with atomic ensembles.
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ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.25.031230