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Single Photons on Pseudo-Demand from Stored Parametric Down-Conversion

T. B. Pittman, B. C. Jacobs, J. D. Franson

abstract: We describe the results of a parametric down-conversion experiment in which the detection of one photon of a pair causes the other photon to be switched into a storage loop. The stored photon can then be switched out of the loop at a later time chosen by the user, providing a single photon for potential use in a variety of quantum information processing applications. Although the stored single photon is only available at periodic time intervals, those times can be chosen to match the cycle time of a quantum computer by using pulsed down-conversion. The potential use of the storage loop as a photonic quantum memory device is also discussed.

oai_identifier:
oai:arXiv.org:quant-ph/0205103
categories:
quant-ph
comments:
8 pages, 7 Figs., RevTex
doi:
10.1103/PhysRevA.66.042303
arxiv_id:
quant-ph/0205103
journal_ref:
Phys. Rev. A 66, 042303 (2002)
created:
2002-05-16

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