Collinear two-photon state with spectral properties of type-I and polarization properties of type-II spontaneous parametric down-conversion: Preparation and testing
Alexander B. Burlakov, Maria V. Chekhova, O.A. Karabutova, S. P. Kulik · Physical Review A · 2001
Two beams of collinear type-I biphotons generated via spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) from coherent pump beams are transformed without a loss into a state of correlated photons with orthogonal (in the general case, elliptical) polarizations. This alternative state manifests remarkable properties: while having the spectrum of type-I SPDC, it has polarization properties similar to type-II SPDC. To test the state, we use the anticorrelation effect (``anticorrelation dip'').