Using Temperature to Reduce Noise in Quantum Frequency Conversion
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Kuo, Paulina S.; Pelc, Jason S.; Langrock, Carsten; Fejer, M. M.
- Source
- 2018 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2018 Conference on. :1-2 May, 2018
- Subject
- General Topics for Engineers
Photonics and Electrooptics
Raman scattering
Photonics
Frequency conversion
Temperature measurement
Lithium niobate
Silicon
Avalanche photodiodes
- Language
A main source of noise in quantum frequency conversion is spontaneous Raman scattering, which can be reduced by lowering the operating temperature. We show reduction in dark count rates that agrees well with theory.