Experimental study of the frequency correlation of space-time entangled photons
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Author(s)
Dauler, Eric A. (Eric Anthony), 1980-
Advisor(s)
Steven Constantine and Franco N.C. Wong.
Date Issued
2003
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
Space-time entangled photons generated from a continuous-wave parametric downconverter have a well defined sum-frequency despite having individual broad bandwidths. The narrowband frequency correlation that results from this well defined sum-frequency is examined experimentally. The measurements use degenerate, 1.55 [mu]m photon pairs that are also suitable for fiber-based quantum communication protocols. Techniques for optimizing the pair generation rate, the detector and coincidence circuit parameters and the fiber coupling of down-converted light are also presented. A strong frequency correlation is observed using ~0.5 nm bandpass filters to measure the frequencies of entangled photons with >100 nm individual bandwidths.
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Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2003.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 57-58).
This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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