Loss-Independent Measurement of Parametric Down Conversion Efficiency using Single Photon-Counting
Sébastien Tanzilli, Olivier Alibart, P. Baldi, N. Gisin, M.P. De Micheli, Daniel B. Ostrowsky, Hugo Zbinden · Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals and Applications · 2002
We report on an original parametric down-conversion efficiency measurement method based on a coincidence counting technique that shows, for sufficiently low pump power, an independence against losses and calibration.