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Harnessing nonlinearities strong enough to allow two single photons to interact with one another is not only a fascinating challenge but is central to numerous advanced applications in quantum information science. Currently, all known…

Many classes of non-parity-time (PT) symmetric waveguides with arbitrary gain and loss distributions still possess all-real linear spectrum or exhibit phase transition. In this article, nonlinear light behaviors in these complex waveguides…

Optics · Physics 2016-06-29 Sean Nixon , Jianke Yang

We study parametric interactions in a new type of nonlinear photonic structures, which is realized in the vicinity of a pair of nonlinear crystals. In this kind of structure, which we call binary, multiple nonlinear optical processes can be…

Optics · Physics 2016-12-21 M. Yu. Saygin , A. S. Chirkin

Quantum pulsed second-subharmonic generation in a planar waveguide with a small periodic corrugation at the surface is studied. Back-scattering of the interacting fields on the corrugation enhances the nonlinear interaction giving larger…

Optics · Physics 2015-06-12 Jan Perina

Nanophotonics research has focused recently on the ability of non-linear optical processes to mediate and transform optical signals in a myriad of novel devices, including optical modulators, transducers, color filters, photodetectors,…

We generate nonclassical conditional states by exploiting the quantum correlations of multi-mode twin-beam states endowed with a sizeable number of photons. A strong relation between the sub-shot-noise correlations exhibited by twin beams…

We show that a nonlinear asymmetric directional coupler composed of a linear waveguide and a nonlinear waveguide operating by nondegenerate parametric amplification is an effective source of single-mode squeezed light. This is has been…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-28 Faisal A. A. El-Orany , J. Perina , M. Sebawe Abdalla

A spatial quantum model of spontaneous parametric down-conversion in nonlinear layered structures is developed expanding the interacting vectorial fields into monochromatic plane waves. A two-photon spectral amplitude depending on the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-03 Jan Perina

We suggest and discuss a concept of deterministic integrated source of non-classical light based on the coherent diffusive photonics, a coherent light flow in a system of dissipatively coupled waveguides. We show how this practical quantum…

The implementation of non-classical light sources is becoming increasingly important for various quantum applications. A particularly interesting approach is to integrate such functionalities on a single chip as this could pave the way…

Optics · Physics 2018-06-27 Frédéric Peyskens , Dirk Englund

We present a method, based on noncollinear second harmonic generation, to evaluate the non-zero elements of the nonlinear optical susceptibility. At a fixed incidence angle, the generated signal is investigated by varying the polarization…

We report the observation of nonclassical light generated via photon blockade in a photonic crystal cavity with a strongly coupled quantum dot. By tuning the frequency of the probe laser with respect to the cavity and quantum dot resonance…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-04-26 Andrei Faraon , Ilya Fushman , Dirk Englund , Nick Stoltz , Pierre Petroff , Jelena Vuckovic

Nonlinear sources of quantum light are foundational to nearly all optical quantum technologies and are actively advancing toward real-world deployment. Achieving this goal requires fabrication capabilities to be scaled to industrial…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-30 Tim F. Weiss , Akram Youssry , Alberto Peruzzo

We introduce novel optical solitons that consist of a periodic and a spatially localized components coupled nonlinearly via cross-phase modulation. The spatially localized optical field can be treated as a gap soliton supported by the…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2009-11-10 Anton S. Desyatnikov , Elena A. Ostrovskaya , Yuri S. Kivshar , Cornelia Denz

This article reviews recent progress in quasi-phasematched $\chi^{(2)}$ nonlinear nanophotonics, with a particular focus on dispersion-engineered nonlinear interactions. Throughout this article, we establish design rules for the bandwidth…

Optics · Physics 2021-06-08 Marc Jankowski , Jatadhari Mishra , M. M. Fejer

We suggest a novel approach for generating second-harmonic radiation in subwavelength graphene waveguides. We demonstrate that quadratic phase matching between the plasmonic guided modes of different symmetries can be achieved in a planar…

Optics · Physics 2014-10-28 Daria Smirnova , Yuri S. Kivshar

Statistical mechanics can provide a versatile theoretical framework for investigating the collective dynamics of weakly nonlinear waves-settings that can be utterly complex to describe otherwise. In optics, composite systems arise due to…

Optics · Physics 2024-04-04 Nikolaos K. Efremidis , Demetrios N. Christodoulides

Frequency conversion processes, such as second- and third-harmonic generation, are one of the most common effects in nonlinear optics which offer many opportunities for photonics, chemistry, material science, characterization, and…

Optics · Physics 2017-06-26 Alexander Krasnok , Mykhailo Tymchenko , Andrea Alu

Generation of nonclassical light suitable for interaction with atoms corresponds to a crucial goal pursued across the broad quantum optics community. We present the generation of nonclassical photon pairs using the process of spontaneous…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-03-18 Jaromír Mika , Lukáš Slodička

Harnessing high-dimensional entangled states of light presents a frontier for advancing quantum information technologies, from fundamental tests of quantum mechanics to enhanced computation and communication protocols. In this context, the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-12-10 A. Raymond , A. Zecchetto , J. Palomo , M. Morassi , A. Lemaître , F. Raineri , M. I. Amanti , S. Ducci , F. Baboux