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Tailoring Single-Photon and Multiphoton Probabilities of a Single-Photon On-Demand Source
Published
Author(s)
Alan L. Migdall, D A. Branning, Stefania Castelletto
Abstract
As currently implemented, single photon sources cannot be made to produce single photons with high probability, while simultaneously suppressing the probability of yielding two or more photons. Because of this, single photon sources cannot really produce single photons on demand. We describe a multiplexed system that allows the probabilities of producing one and more photons to be adjusted independently, enabling a much better approximation of a source of single photons on demand.
Citation
Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics)
correlated photons, paramettric downconversion, photon counting, photon on demand, quantum communication, quantum cryptography, single photon
Citation
Migdall, A.
, Branning, D.
and Castelletto, S.
(2002),
Tailoring Single-Photon and Multiphoton Probabilities of a Single-Photon On-Demand Source, Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics), [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=841613
(Accessed October 15, 2025)