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Correlated photon-pair sources are key components for quantum computing, networking, and sensing applications. Integrated photonics has enabled chip-scale sources using nonlinear processes, producing high-rate entanglement with sub-100…

The generation of the narrowband strong-correlated biphotons via spontaneous four-wave mixing can be effectively controlled and enhanced by an additional driving field which drives a transition with its upper level being a Rydberg state. We…

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Quadratic optical parametric processes form the foundation for a variety of applications related to classical and quantum frequency conversion, which have attracted significant interest recently in on-chip implementation. These processes…

Optics · Physics 2018-09-19 Rui Luo , Yang He , Hanxiao Liang , Mingxiao Li , Qiang Lin

In this paper we present a compact source of narrow-band energy-time entangled photon pairs in the telecom regime based on a Ti-indiffused Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate (PPLN) waveguide resonator, i.e. a waveguide with end-face…

Generating photon pairs via spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) in nonlinear crystals is important for a wide range of quantum optics experiments with spectral properties such as their bandwidths often being a crucial concern.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-06-18 Aron Vanselow , Paul Kaufmann , Helen M. Chrzanowski , Sven Ramelow

We demonstrate the generation of degenerate photon pairs from spontaneous parametric down-conversion in titanium in-diffused waveguides in lithium niobate at cryogenic temperatures. Since the phase-matching cannot be temperature tuned…

Photon pairs generated by spontaneous parametric down-conversion are essential for optical quantum information processing, in which the quality of biphoton states is crucial for the performance. To engineer the biphoton wavefunction (BWF)…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-11-30 Xiangyan Ding , Jing Ma , Liying Tan , Amr S. Helmy , Dongpeng Kang

Frequency entangled photon sources are in high demand in a variety of optical quantum technologies, including quantum key distribution, cluster state quantum computation and quantum metrology. In the recent decade, chip-scale entangled…

Single photons and single-photon pairs, inherently nonclassical in their nature, are fundamental elements of quantum sciences and technologies. Here, we propose to realize the nonclassical correlated deterministic photon pairs at the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-04-20 Zhong Peng , Yuangang Deng

We derive frequency correlation and exit probability expressions for photons generated via spontaneous parametric downconversion (SPDC) in nonlinear waveguides that exhibit linear scattering loss. Such loss is included within a general…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-02-23 L. G. Helt , J. E. Sipe , M. J. Steel

We report the successful test flight of a device for generating and monitoring correlated photon pairs under near-space conditions up to 35.5km altitude. Data from ground based qualification tests and the high altitude experiment…

We design and fabricate shallow-etched periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide to realize highly-efficient broadband spontaneous parametric down-conversion~(SPDC) on nanophotonic chip. The shallow-etched waveguide is capable to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-06-26 Xiao-Xu Fang , Leiran Wang , He Lu

In this paper we study photon pairs generated in a nonlinear cavity, composed of a nonlinear crystal surrounded by mirrors, by the process of spontaneous parametric downconversion. We analyze two different regimes: singly-resonant cavities…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-06-02 Yasser Jeronimo-Moreno , Saul Rodriguez-Benavides , Alfred B. U'Ren

We demonstrate experimental generation of spatially-entangled photon-pairs by spontaneous parametric down conversion (SPDC) using a partial spatially coherent pump beam. By varying the spatial coherence of the pump, we show its influence on…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-05-29 Hugo Defienne , Sylvain Gigan

We demonstrate that Kerr nonlinearity in optical circuits can lead to both resonant four-wave mixing and photon blockade, which can be used for high-yield generation of high-fidelity individual photon pairs with conjugated frequencies. We…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-05-21 Y. Sherkunov , D. M. Whittaker , V. Falko

We image with cameras entangled photon light transmitted through a random medium. Near-field and far-field spatial quantum correlations show that entangled photon pairs (bi-photons) generated by spontaneous optical parametric…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-07-09 Soro Gnatiessoro , Alexis Mosset , Eric Lantz , Fabrice Devaux

Strongly correlated photons play a crucial role in modern quantum technologies. Here, we investigate the probability of generating strongly correlated photons in a chain of N qubits coupled to a one-dimensional (1D) waveguide. We found that…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-14 Guoqing Tian , Li-Li Zheng , Zhi-Ming Zhan , Franco Nori , Xin-You Lü

Nonclassical light sources, such as correlated photon-pairs, play an important role in quantum optics and quantum information processing systems. This study proposes a process to generate antibunched photon-pairs in a nondegenerate optical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-06-02 Yi Ren , Shouhui Duan , Wenzhi Xie , Yongkang Shao , Zhenglu Duan

Efficient on-chip entangled photon pair generation at telecom wavelengths is an integral aspect of emerging quantum optical technologies, particularly for quantum communication and computing. However, moving to shorter wavelengths enables…

Harnessing topological effects offers a promising route to protect quantum states of light from imperfections, potentially enabling more robust platforms for quantum information processing. This capability is particularly relevant for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-29 A. Zecchetto , J. -R. Coudevylle , M. Morassi , A. Lemaître , M. I. Amanti , S. Ducci , F. Baboux