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Tunable Quantum Beat of Single Photons Enabled by Nonlinear Nanophotonics
摘要： We demonstrate the tunable quantum beat of single photons through the co-development of core nonlinear nanophotonic technologies for frequency-domain manipulation of quantum states in a common physical platform. Spontaneous four-wave mixing in a nonlinear resonator is used to produce nondegenerate, quantum-correlated photon pairs. One photon from each pair is then frequency shifted, without degradation of photon statistics, using four-wave-mixing Bragg scattering in a second nonlinear resonator. Fine tuning of the applied frequency shift enables tunable quantum interference of the two photons as they are impinged on a beam splitter, with an oscillating signature that depends on their frequency difference. Our work showcases the potential of nonlinear nanophotonic devices as a valuable resource for photonic quantum-information science.
关键词： four-wave-mixing Bragg scattering,nonlinear nanophotonics,frequency-domain manipulation,quantum interference,quantum states,quantum beat,single photons,photonic quantum-information science,quantum-correlated photon pairs,spontaneous four-wave mixing
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04
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Polarization Entanglement by Time-Reversed Hong-Ou-Mandel Interference
摘要： Sources of entanglement are an enabling resource in quantum technology, and pushing the limits of generation rate and quality of entanglement is a necessary prerequisite towards practical applications. Here, we present an ultrabright source of polarization-entangled photon pairs based on time-reversed Hong-Ou-Mandel interference. By superimposing four pair-creation possibilities on a polarization beam splitter, pairs of identical photons are separated into two spatial modes without the usual requirement for wavelength distinguishability or noncollinear emission angles. Our source yields high-fidelity polarization entanglement and high pair-generation rates without any requirement for active interferometric stabilization, which makes it an ideal candidate for a variety of applications, in particular those requiring indistinguishable photons.
关键词： photon pairs,quantum technology,Hong-Ou-Mandel interference,polarization entanglement
更新于2025-09-10 09:29:36
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X-ray photon pairs with highly suppressed background
摘要： We describe an experiment demonstrating the possibility to generate collinear indistinguishable x-ray photon pairs with a highly suppressed background. By choosing angles near 90 degrees between the detectors and the pump beam, where the pump polarization is in the scattering plane, we improve the signal-to-noise ratio by 2 orders of magnitude. We measure the pure coincidence spectrum without any energy discrimination with a bandwidth of 1.5 keV at the full width at half maximum.
关键词： background suppression,parametric down conversion,quantum optics,signal-to-noise ratio,x-ray photon pairs
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46
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Quantum communication improved by spectral entanglement and supplementary chromatic dispersion
摘要： Implementations of many quantum communication protocols require sources of photon pairs. However, optimization of the properties of these photons for speci?c applications is an open problem. We theoretically demonstrate the possibility of extending the maximal distance of secure quantum communication when a photon pair source and standard ?bers are used in a scenario where Alice and Bob do not share a global time reference. It is done by manipulating the spectral correlation within a photon pair and by optimizing chromatic dispersion in transmission links. Contrary to typical expectations, we show that in some situations the secure communication distance can be increased by introducing some extra dispersion.
关键词： quantum communication,secure communication distance,chromatic dispersion,photon pairs,spectral entanglement
更新于2025-09-04 15:30:14