Broadband photon pair generation at 3ω/2

Haim Suchowski*, Barry D. Bruner, Yonatan Israel, Ayelet Ganany-Padowicz, Ady Arie, Yaron Silberberg

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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate a method for creating broad bandwidth photon pairs in the visible spectral region, centered at a frequency that is higher than that of the initial pump source. Spontaneous down conversion of a narrowband 1053 nm pulsed Nd:YLF laser is followed by highly efficient upconversion in adiabatic nonlinear frequency-conversion process. Photon pairs are generated from 693 to 708 nm, and the complete conversion process occurs within a single monolithic 5-cm-long stoichiometric lithium tantalate nonlinear crystal. We have characterized the dependence of this structure with respect to pump intensity and crystal temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Article number25
Pages (from-to)1-5
Number of pages5
JournalApplied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
Volume122
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2016

Funding

FundersFunder number
Crown Photonics Center
European Research CouncilMIRAGE 20-15
Israel Science Foundation1310/13

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