Abstract
We generate ultrabroadband biphotons via the process of spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) in quasi-phase-matched nonlinear gratings that have a linearly chirped wave vector. By using these ultrabroadband biphotons (300-nm bandwidth), we measure the narrowest Hong-Ou-Mandel dip to date, having a full width at half maximum of 7.1 fs. This enables the generation of a high flux of nonoverlapping biphotons with ultrabroad bandwidth, thereby promoting the use of SPDC light in many nonclassical applications.
- Received 12 December 2007
- Publisher error corrected 6 May 2008
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.183601
©2008 American Physical Society
Corrections
6 May 2008