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Title: High-quality photon-pair and heralded single-photon generation using periodically-poled thin-film lithium niobate
Photon-pair generation is shown using periodically-poled thin-film lithium niobate waveguides, with coincidences-to-accidentals ratio CAR>67,000 at 41kHz pairs rate, and heralded single-photon generation with g(2)(0)<0.05 at 860kHz herald rate.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1640968
PAR ID:
10129665
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science APS/DLS 2019
Page Range / eLocation ID:
FTu6A.3
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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