Quantum photonics at telecom wavelengths based on lithium niobate waveguides

O Alibart, V D'Auria, M De Micheli, F Doutre… - Journal of …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Integrated optical components on lithium niobate play a major role in standard high-speed
communication systems. Over the last two decades, after the birth and positioning of …

Fiber-based photon-pair generation: tutorial

K Garay-Palmett, DB Kim, Y Zhang… - JOSA B, 2023 - opg.optica.org
The purpose of this tutorial paper is to present a broad overview of photon-pair generation
through the spontaneous four wave mixing (SFWM) process in optical fibers. Progress in …

Entangled photon-pair sources based on three-wave mixing in bulk crystals

A Anwar, C Perumangatt, F Steinlechner… - Review of Scientific …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Entangled photon pairs are a critical resource in quantum communication protocols ranging
from quantum key distribution to teleportation. The current workhorse technique for …

Reconfigurable quantum local area network over deployed fiber

M Alshowkan, BP Williams, PG Evans, NSV Rao… - PRX Quantum, 2021 - APS
Practical quantum networking architectures are crucial for scaling the connection of quantum
resources. Yet quantum network testbeds have thus far underutilized the full capabilities of …

[HTML][HTML] Adaptive bandwidth management for entanglement distribution in quantum networks

NB Lingaraju, HH Lu, S Seshadri, DE Leaird… - Optica, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Flexible grid wavelength division multiplexing is a powerful tool in lightwave
communications to maximize spectral efficiency. In the emerging field of quantum …

Highly efficient heralded single-photon source for telecom wavelengths based on a PPLN waveguide

M Bock, A Lenhard, C Chunnilall, C Becher - Optics express, 2016 - opg.optica.org
We present the realization of a highly efficient photon pair source based on spontaneous
parametric downconversion (SPDC) in a periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) ridge …

Advanced architectures for high-performance quantum networking

M Alshowkan, PG Evans, BP Williams… - Journal of Optical …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
As practical quantum networks prepare to serve an ever-expanding number of nodes, there
has grown a need for advanced auxiliary classical systems that support the quantum …

Bifunctional metamaterials using spatial phase gradient architectures: Generalized reflection and refraction considerations

O Danila, D Manaila-Maximean - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
We report the possibility of achieving normal-incidence transmission at non-normal
incidence angles using thin interfaces made of metasurface structures with an appropriately …

An efficient integrated two-color source for heralded single photons

S Krapick, H Herrmann, V Quiring, B Brecht… - New Journal of …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a pulsed and integrated, highly non-degenerate parametric down-conversion
(PDC) source of heralded single photons at telecom wavelengths, paired with heralding …

Post-selection free, integrated optical source of non-degenerate, polarization entangled photon pairs

H Herrmann, X Yang, A Thomas, A Poppe, W Sohler… - Optics express, 2013 - opg.optica.org
We present an integrated source of polarization entangled photon pairs in the telecom
regime, which is based on type II-phasematched parametric down-conversion (PDC) in a Ti …