Active Multiplexing of Spectrally Engineered Heralded Single Photons in an Integrated Fibre Architecture

• Main Author: Francis-Jones, Robert J.A (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum optics.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Quantum Optics.; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.; Optical and Electronic Materials.

This clearly written thesis discusses the development of a highly innovative single-photon source that uses active optical switching, known as multiplexing, to increase the probability of delivering photons into a single mode. Improving single-photon sources is critical in advancing the state of the...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Photon Pair Generation via Four-Wave Mixing in Photonic Crystal Fibres
• Numerical Modelling of Multiplexed Photon Pair Sources
• Design, Fabrication, and Characterisation of PCFs for Photon Pair Generation
• Construction of an Integrated Fibre Source of Heralded Single Photons
• Characterisation of a Multiplexed Photon Pair Source
• Conclusion.