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Broadband photon pair generation at 3ω/2

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We experimentally demonstrate a method for creating broad bandwidth photon pairs in the visible spectral region, centered at a frequency that is higher than that of the initial pump source. Spontaneous down conversion of a narrowband 1053 nm pulsed Nd:YLF laser is followed by highly efficient upconversion in adiabatic nonlinear frequency-conversion process. Photon pairs are generated from 693 to 708 nm, and the complete conversion process occurs within a single monolithic 5-cm-long stoichiometric lithium tantalate nonlinear crystal. We have characterized the dependence of this structure with respect to pump intensity and crystal temperature.

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This work was financially supported by the Israel Science Foundation through Grants 1310/13, the ERC grant QUAMI, the ERC Grant MIRAGE 20-15 and the Crown Photonics Center.

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  1. Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100, Rehovot, Israel

    Haim Suchowski, Barry D. Bruner, Yonatan Israel & Yaron Silberberg

  2. School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Haim Suchowski

  3. School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Ayelet Ganany-Padowicz & Ady Arie

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Suchowski, H., Bruner, B.D., Israel, Y. et al. Broadband photon pair generation at 3ω/2. Appl. Phys. B 122, 25 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-015-6304-9

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