Bi-photon spectral correlation measurements from a silicon nanowire in the quantum and classical regimes

We use classical stimulated four-wave mixing to directly characterize quantum spectral correlations generated in a silicon nanowire for two different pump durations. Signal to noise is increased and acquisition time reduced compared to coincidence detection.

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