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[IEEE 2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC) - Munich, Germany (2019.6.23-2019.6.27)] 2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC) - Towards Optimized Photon-Pair Sources for Two-Photon Transitions
摘要： Two-photon absorption (TPA) is a nonlinear optical process with wide applications in ?uorescence microscopy and spectroscopy of organic molecules and compounds, as it enables atoms or molecules to transition into states that may otherwise be inaccessible by a single photon, either because of selection rules or energy conservation. Despite its common use, TPA is a rather inef?cient process, often requiring very large photon numbers to produce significant results. It has been demonstrated and analytically described [1,2], that using frequency entangled pairs of photons can in some cases enhance the ef?ciency of TPA. For this to occur, the joint spectral amplitude (JSA) of the photon-pair state, which describes the spectral entanglement between the pair, must be engineered according to the spectral properties of the TPA response-function of the speci?c system in question. In this work, we consider different cases for the spectral functionality of TPA and propose that the control of the group indices of the modes involved in the pair-generation process is a key property in the design of photon-pair sources for optimized TPA.
关键词： joint spectral amplitude,spectral entanglement,group indices,Two-photon absorption,photon-pair sources
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04
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[IEEE 2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC) - Munich, Germany (2019.6.23-2019.6.27)] 2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC) - Controllable Photon-Pair Spectral Correlations
摘要： Photon-pair states, whether spectrally correlated or separable, can all be very useful in quantum technology applications. For example, the former are used for improving the security of quantum key distribution, whilst the latter are the backbone in heralded single photon sources. It has been shown that the amount of spectral correlations is well-described by the shape of the Joint Spectral Amplitude function (JSA), which mostly depends on the relative group velocity relation between the pump, signal and idler photons within the source medium [1]. Here, we report on a photon-pair source whose states can be controlled from separable to spectrally entangled. The source is based on four-wave mixing nonlinear effect within a gas-filled hollow-core photonic crystal fiber (HCPCF). It combines three important properties: (1) Raman-free generation thanks to the use of a noble gas and to a minute overlap with silica within the hollow-core [2]; (2) strong efficiency nonlinear medium and (3) a high versatility in the phase-matching conditions thanks to the fiber microstructuration and gas pressure tunability. The inhibited-coupling HCPCF (see Fig.1a) filled with xenon, was designed to operate at wavelengths that are convenient for heralded single photon sources; the idler lies in the telecom wavelength range (~ 1545 nm), while the signal wavelength is in the range of atomic transitions and Silicon single photon detectors (~ 778 nm). More importantly, we show how the multiband dispersion profile (see Fig. 1b) of such medium allows to tailor phase- and group velocity relations and possibly at any given wavelength from the UV to infrared [3]. We demonstrate experimentally an active control over the generated photon spectral-correlation that allows spectrally entangled and factorable states to be obtained within the same device (examples in Fig. 1c). More specifically, a gallery of different JSI, including exotic shape, is measured by tuning various parameters: gas pressure, pump spectral FWHM, spectral chirp and pump spectral envelope. Such a versatile photon-pair source can target both applications requiring factorable (heralded single photon) and correlated states (spectral entanglement) and paves the way to spectro-temporal mode encoding [4]. Furthermore, the photon-pair state is generated over an unprecedented tunable frequency-range that span well over tens of THz. We will present complete theoretical and experimental results demonstrating the full capacity of this platform to generate photon pair with controllable spectral properties.
关键词： photon-pair states,hollow-core photonic crystal fiber,spectral correlations,quantum technology,spectral entanglement,four-wave mixing
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04
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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