March 11, 2013
Author(s)
Sven Ramelow, Alexandra Mech, Marissa Giustina, Simon Groeblacher, Witlef Wieczorek, Adriana Lita, Brice R. Calkins, Thomas Gerrits, Sae Woo Nam, Anton Zeilinger, Rupert Ursin
Single photons are an important prerequisite for a broad spectrum of quantum optical applications. We experimentally demonstrate a heralded single-photon source based on spontaneous parametric down- conversion in collinear bulk optics, and fiber-coupled