We present a photon-pair source at 2 µm with more than 45 THz bandwidth and a generation rate of 122 GHz/mW in lithium niobate nanophotonics, opening up many opportunities in mid-infrared quantum information processing.
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- 1846273
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10544735
- Publisher / Repository:
- Optica Publishing Group
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- 978-1-957171-25-8
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- FF2L.2
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- Location:
- San Jose, CA
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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