Single-photon source based on FWM with adjustable linear SOP

• Author(s): Almeida, Álvaro J. ; Silva, Nuno A. ; Muga, Nelson J. ; Pinto, Armando N.
• Date: 2010
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10773/6277
• Origin: RIA - Repositório Institucional da Universidade de Aveiro
• Subject(s): Single-Photon Source; Polarization Control; Four-Wave Mixing; State of Polarization
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

We present a setup able to generate and detect single photons in optical fibers using the stimulated four-wave mixing (FWM) process. The results show an accurate generation of single photons at four different linear states of polarization (SOPs), with angles 0, 45, 90 and -45 degrees. The detection was performed in back-to-back configuration and after transmission over an optical fiber with a length up to 10 m.