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Narrowband photon pair generation and waveform reshaping

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In this article, we review on narrowband photon pairs produced in nonlinear crystals, and especially in atomic ensembles. In atomic ensembles, “write-read” process in pulse mode and spontaneous four-wave mixing process (SFWM) in continuous mode are two popular photon pair generation schemes. We specifically discuss the experimental works with continuous SFWM scheme in cold atomic ensembles. Photon pairs produced in these systems are characteristic of controllable long coherence time, and therefore are accessible with direct temporal modulation. We elaborate on the recent techniques on modulation and waveform reshaping of narrow-band paired photons.

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Chen, J.F., Du, S. Narrowband photon pair generation and waveform reshaping. Front. Phys. 7, 494–503 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11467-012-0260-1

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