Tailoring nonlinear processes for quantum optics with pulsed temporal-mode encodings

V Ansari, JM Donohue, B Brecht, C Silberhorn - Optica, 2018 - opg.optica.org
The time-frequency degree of freedom is a powerful resource for implementing high-
dimensional quantum information processing. In particular, field-orthogonal pulsed temporal …

Optical quantum memory based on electromagnetically induced transparency

L Ma, O Slattery, X Tang - Journal of Optics, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) is a promising approach to implement
quantum memory in quantum communication and quantum computing applications. In this …

Integrated optomechanical single-photon frequency shifter

L Fan, CL Zou, M Poot, R Cheng, X Guo, X Han… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The ability to manipulate single photons is of critical importance for fundamental quantum
optics studies and practical implementations of quantum communications. While …

A waveguide frequency converter connecting rubidium-based quantum memories to the telecom C-band

B Albrecht, P Farrera, X Fernandez-Gonzalvo… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Coherently converting the frequency and temporal waveform of single and entangled
photons will be crucial to interconnect the various elements of future quantum information …

Design and analysis of communication protocols for quantum repeater networks

C Jones, D Kim, MT Rakher, PG Kwiat… - New Journal of …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We analyze how the performance of a quantum-repeater network depends on the protocol
employed to distribute entanglement, and we find that the choice of repeater-to-repeater link …

Compact and efficient 1064 nm up-conversion atmospheric lidar

Q Chen, S Mao, Z Yin, Y Yi, X Li, A Wang, X Wang - Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
A model was developed to simulate lidar signals and quantify the relative errors of retrieved
aerosol backscattering. The results show that a 1064 nm atmospheric aerosol lidar has a …

Coherent ultrafast measurement of time-bin encoded photons

JM Donohue, M Agnew, J Lavoie, KJ Resch - Physical Review Letters, 2013 - APS
Time-bin encoding is a robust form of optical quantum information, especially for
transmission in optical fibers. To readout the information, the separation of the time bins …

Quantum frequency conversion between infrared and ultraviolet

H Rütz, KH Luo, H Suche, C Silberhorn - Physical Review Applied, 2017 - APS
We report on the implementation of quantum frequency conversion between infrared and
ultraviolet (UV) wavelengths by using single-stage up-conversion in a periodically poled …

Ultralow noise up-conversion detector and spectrometer for the telecom band

GL Shentu, JS Pelc, XD Wang, QC Sun, MY Zheng… - Optics express, 2013 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate up-conversion single-photon detection for the 1550-nm
telecommunications band using a PPLN waveguide, long-wavelength pump, and …

Quantum frequency transducer and its applications

ZQZ Han, ZY Zhou, BS Shi - Advanced Devices & Instrumentation, 2023 - spj.science.org
Quantum frequency transducer (QFT) is an important technology in quantum information
processing. QFT can coherently convert quantum state from one wavelength to another …