Observation of spectral asymmetry in cw-pumped type-II spontaneous parametric down-conversion

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Zhi Zhao, Kent A. Meyer, William B. Whitten, Robert W. Shaw, Ryan S. Bennink, and Warren P. Grice
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA

Received 12 February 2008; published 18 June 2008

Wereport on a spectral asymmetry in cw-pumped type-II spontaneous parametricdown-conversion. We observe that when the pump beam is focused,the spectra of ordinary and extraordinary down-converted photons broaden unequally.Theoretical analysis indicates that this asymmetry can be attributed tothe difference in the angular dispersion (walk-off) of the twokinds of photons, coupled with the well-known correlation between wavelengthand emission direction.

URL:	http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.77.063828
DOI:	10.1103/PhysRevA.77.063828
PACS:	42.65.Lm; 42.50.Dv; 03.67.Mn 42.65.Lm Parametric down conversion and production of entangled photons 42.50.Dv Quantum state engineering and measurements (quantum optics) 03.67.Mn Entanglement measures, witnesses, and other characterizations (quantum information) YEAR: 2008
KEYWORDS:	optical focusing, optical parametric devices, optical pumping

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