The Double-Heralded Generation and Frequency Translation of Two-Photon States of Light in Optical Fibers

dc.contributor.advisorSteck, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Roger
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-21T16:57:34Z
dc.date.available2016-11-21T16:57:34Z
dc.date.issued2016-11-21
dc.description.abstractThe creation of optical states of light that are quantum mechanical in nature in optical fibers is discussed and demonstrated experimentally. Specifically, two- photon states created by spontaneous four-wave-mixing in commercially available single-mode, birefringent fibers are studied. When creating photon states of light, it is important to verify the created states are of the proper photon number distribution and free of noise. We detail a method for combining thresholding, non-number resolving detectors to characterize the photon number distribution created via SFWM and a procedure to quantify the noise sources present in the process. Frequency translation in optical fibers with two-photon states is discussed and experimental considerations are presented.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/20696
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
dc.subjectFiber opticsen_US
dc.subjectNonlinear opticsen_US
dc.subjectQuantum detectorsen_US
dc.subjectQuantum opticsen_US
dc.titleThe Double-Heralded Generation and Frequency Translation of Two-Photon States of Light in Optical Fibers
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineDepartment of Physics
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.leveldoctoral
thesis.degree.namePh.D.

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