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Optics Express | 2011

A quantum pulse gate based on spectrally engineered sum frequency generation

Andreas Eckstein; Benjamin Brecht; Christine Silberhorn

We introduce the concept of a quantum pulse gate (QPG), a method for accessing the intrinsic broadband spectral mode structure of ultrafast quantum states of light. This mode structure can now be harnessed for applications in quantum information processing. We propose an implementation in a PPLN waveguide, based on spectrally engineered sum frequency generation (SFG). It allows us to pick well-defined spectral broadband modes from an ultrafast multi-mode state for interconversion to a broadband mode at another frequency. By pulse-shaping the bright SFG pump beam, different orthogonal broadband modes can be addressed individually and extracted with high fidelity.


Optics Express | 2013

An optimized photon pair source for quantum circuits

Georg Harder; Vahid Ansari; Benjamin Brecht; Thomas Dirmeier; Christoph Marquardt; Christine Silberhorn

We implement an ultrafast pulsed type-II parametric down conversion source in a periodically poled KTP waveguide at telecommunication wavelengths with almost identical properties between signal and idler. As such, our source resembles closely a pure, genuine single mode photon pair source with indistinguishable modes. We measure the joint spectral intensity distribution and second order correlation functions of the marginal beams and find with both methods very low effective mode numbers corresponding to a Schmidt number below 1.16. We further demonstrate the indistinguishability as well as the purity of signal and idler photons by Hong-Ou-Mandel interferences between signal and idler and between signal/idler and a coherent field, respectively. Without using narrowband spectral filtering, we achieve a visibility for the interference between signal and idler of 94.8% and determine a purity of more than 80% for the heralded single photon states. Moreover, we measure raw heralding efficiencies of 20.5% and 15.5% for the signal and idler beams corresponding to detector-loss corrected values of 80% and 70%.


New Journal of Physics | 2011

From quantum pulse gate to quantum pulse shaper—engineered frequency conversion in nonlinear optical waveguides

Benjamin Brecht; Andreas Eckstein; Andreas Christ; H. Suche; Christine Silberhorn

Full control over the spatiotemporal structure of quantum states of light is an important goal in quantum optics, to generate, for instance, single-mode quantum pulses or to encode information on multiple modes, enhancing channel capacities. Quantum light pulses feature an inherent, rich spectral broadband-mode structure. In recent years, exploring the use of integrated optics as well as source engineering has led to a deep understanding of the pulse-mode structure of guided quantum states of light. In addition, several groups have started to investigate the manipulation of quantum states by means of single-photon frequency conversion. In this paper, we explore new routes towards complete control of the inherent pulse-modes of ultrafast pulsed quantum states by employing specifically designed nonlinear waveguides with adapted dispersion properties. Starting from our recently proposed quantum pulse gate (QPG), we further generalize the concept of spatiospectral engineering for arbitrary ?(2)-based quantum processes. We analyse the sum-frequency generation-based QPG and introduce the difference-frequency generation-based quantum pulse shaper (QPS). Together, these versatile and robust integrated optical devices allow for arbitrary manipulations of the pulse-mode structure of ultrafast pulsed quantum states. The QPG can be utilized to select an arbitrary pulse mode from a multimode input state, whereas the QPS enables the generation of specific pulse modes from an input wavepacket with a Gaussian-shaped spectrum.


Physical Review A | 2010

Bridging visible and telecom wavelengths with a single-mode broadband photon pair source

C. Söller; Benjamin Brecht; Peter J. Mosley; L. Y. Zang; A. Podlipensky; Nicolas Y. Joly; P. St. J. Russell; Christine Silberhorn

We present a spectrally decorrelated photon pair source bridging the visible and telecom wavelength regions. Tailored design and fabrication of a solid-core photonic crystal fiber (PCF) lead to the emission of signal and idler photons into only a single spectral and spatial mode. Thus no narrowband filtering is necessary and the heralded generation of pure photon number states in ultrafast wave packets at telecom wavelengths becomes possible.


New Journal of Physics | 2013

Theory of quantum frequency conversion and type-II parametric down-conversion in the high-gain regime

Andreas Christ; Benjamin Brecht; Wolfgang Mauerer; Christine Silberhorn

Frequency conversion (FC) and type-II parametric down-conversion (PDC) processes serve as basic building blocks for the implementation of quantum optical experiments: type-II PDC enables the efficient creation of quantum states such as photon-number states and Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR)-states. FC gives rise to technologies enabling efficient atom-photon cou- pling, ultrafast pulse gates and enhanced detection schemes. However, despite their widespread deployment, their theoretical treatment remains challenging. Especially the multi-photon components in the high-gain regime as well as the explicit time-dependence of the involved Hamiltonians hamper an efficient theoretical description of these nonlinear optical processes. In this paper, we in- vestigate these effects and put forward two models that enable a full description of FC and type-II PDC in the high-gain regime. We present a rigorous numeri- cal model relying on the solution of coupled integro-differential equations that covers the complete dynamics of the process. As an alternative, we develop a simplified model that, at the expense of neglecting time-ordering effects, enables an analytical solution. While the simplified model approximates the correct


Physical Review X | 2015

Photon Temporal Modes: A Complete Framework for Quantum Information Science

Benjamin Brecht; Dileep V. Reddy; Christine Silberhorn; M. G. Raymer

Field-orthogonal temporal modes of photonic quantum states provide a new framework for quantum information science (QIS). They intrinsically span a high-dimensional Hilbert space and lend themselves to integration into existing single-mode fiber communication networks. We show that the three main requirements to construct a valid framework for QIS -- the controlled generation of resource states, the targeted and highly efficient manipulation of temporal modes and their efficient detection -- can be fulfilled with current technology. We suggest implementations of diverse QIS applications based on this complete set of building blocks.


Physical Review A | 2014

Demonstration of coherent time-frequency Schmidt mode selection using dispersion-engineered frequency conversion

Benjamin Brecht; Andreas Eckstein; Raimund Ricken; Viktor Quiring; H. Suche; Linda Sansoni; Christine Silberhorn

Time-frequency Schmidt (TFS) modes of ultrafast quantum states are naturally compatible with high bit-rate integrated quantum communication networks. Thus they offer an attractive alternative for the realization of high dimensional quantum optics. Here, we present a quantum pulse gate based on dispersion-engineered ultrafast frequency conversion in a nonlinear optical waveguide, which is a key element for harnessing the potential of TFS modes. We experimentally retrieve the modal spectral-temporal structure of our device and demonstrate a single-mode operation fidelity of 80\%, which is limited by experimental shortcomings. In addition, we retrieve a conversion efficiency of 87.7\% with a high signal-to-noise ratio of 8.8 when operating the quantum pulse gate at the single-photon level.


New Journal of Physics | 2015

Direct generation of genuine single-longitudinal-mode narrowband photon pairs

Kai-Hong Luo; Harald Herrmann; Stephan Krapick; Benjamin Brecht; Raimund Ricken; Viktor Quiring; H. Suche; W. Sohler; Christine Silberhorn

The practical prospect of quantum communication and information processing relies on sophisticated single photon pairs which feature controllable waveform, narrow spectrum, excellent purity, fiber compatibility and miniaturized design. For practical realizations, stable, miniaturized, low-cost devices are required. Sources with one or some of above performances have been demonstrated already, but it is quite challenging to have a source with all of the described characteristics simultaneously. Here we report on an integrated single-longitudinal-mode non-degenerate narrowband photon pair source, which exhibits all requirements needed for quantum applications. The device is composed of a periodically poled Ti-indiffused lithium niobate waveguide with high reflective dielectric mirror coatings deposited on the waveguide end-faces. Photon pairs with wavelengths around 890 nm and 1320 nm are generated via type II phase-matched parametric down-conversion. Clustering in this dispersive cavity restricts the whole conversion spectrum to one single-longitudinal-mode in a single cluster yielding a narrow bandwidth of only 60 MHz. The high conversion efficiency in the waveguide, together with the spectral clustering in the doubly resonant waveguide, leads to a high brightness of


Physical Review Letters | 2015

Uncovering Quantum Correlations with Time-Multiplexed Click Detection

J. Sperling; M. Bohmann; W. Vogel; Georg Harder; Benjamin Brecht; Vahid Ansari; Christine Silberhorn

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conference on lasers and electro optics | 2017

Highly efficient frequency conversion with bandwidth compression of quantum light

Markus Allgaier; Vahid Ansari; Linda Sansoni; Christof Eigner; Viktor Quiring; Raimund Ricken; Georg Harder; Benjamin Brecht; Christine Silberhorn

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Vahid Ansari

University of Paderborn

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Georg Harder

University of Paderborn

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