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  • Editor: Michael Duncan
  • Vol. 12, Iss. 14 — Jul. 12, 2004
  • pp: 3264–3269

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Optimal coupling of entangled photons into single-mode optical fibers

Roger Andrews, E. Pike, and Sarben Sarkar  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 12, Issue 14, pp. 3264-3269 (2004)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OPEX.12.003264


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Abstract

We present a consistent multimode theory that describes the coupling of single photons generated by collinear Type-I parametric down-conversion into single-mode optical fibers. We have calculated an analytic expression for the fiber diameter which maximizes the pair photon count rate. For a given focal length and wavelength, a lower limit of the fiber diameter for satisfactory coupling is obtained.

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OCIS Codes
(190.0190) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics
(190.4410) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics, parametric processes

ToC Category:
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History
Original Manuscript: May 18, 2004
Revised Manuscript: June 23, 2004
Published: July 12, 2004

Citation
Roger Andrews, E. Pike, and Sarben Sarkar, "Optimal coupling of entangled photons into single-mode optical fibers," Opt. Express 12, 3264-3269 (2004)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-12-14-3264


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