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Near-infrared single-photon spectroscopy of a whispering gallery mode resonator using energy-resolving transition edge sensors

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Author(s)

Thomas Gerrits, Michael Fortsch, Martin J. Stevens, Dmitry Strekalov, Gerhard Schunk, Josef Furst, Ulrich Vogl, Florian Sedlmeir, Harald G. Schwefel, Gerd Leuchs, Christoph Marquardt

Abstract

We demonstrate a method to perform spectroscopy of near-infrared single photons without the need of dispersive elements. This method is based on a photon energy resolving transition edge sensor and is applied for the characterization of a widely wavelength tunable narrow-band single photons emitted from a crystalline whispering gallery mode resonator. We measured the emission wavelength of the generated signal and idler photons with a precision of up to 2 nm.
Citation
Applied Physics Letters
Volume
17
Issue
6

Keywords

squeezing, transition edge sensor, single photon generation, whispering gallery mode resonator

Citation

Gerrits, T. , Fortsch, M. , Stevens, M. , Strekalov, D. , Schunk, G. , Furst, J. , Vogl, U. , Sedlmeir, F. , Schwefel, H. , Leuchs, G. and Marquardt, C. (2015), Near-infrared single-photon spectroscopy of a whispering gallery mode resonator using energy-resolving transition edge sensors, Applied Physics Letters, [online], https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8978/17/6/065501 (Accessed April 18, 2024)
Created April 28, 2015, Updated November 10, 2018