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Published April 1, 2021 | public
Journal Article

Compact energy–time entanglement source using cascaded nonlinear interactions

Abstract

Entangled photon pair sources are essential for applications such as quantum communication and metrology. Here we present a compact energy–time entangled photon pair source at telecom wavelengths realized through cascaded second harmonic generation and spontaneous parametric down conversion in a single periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide. We introduce and characterize methods to diminish the effects of Raman scattering, the principal being quasi-CW pumping. The quality of energy–time entanglement produced by the compact source is analyzed using two-photon interference and Franson interference, and visibilities as high as 93.9%±0.4% and 90.5%±0.6% are achieved, respectively.

Additional Information

© 2021 Optical Society of America. Received 31 July 2020; revised 23 February 2021; accepted 7 March 2021; posted 9 March 2021 (Doc. ID 404312); published 31 March 2021. The authors acknowledge V. Kiselyov for technical support. The detectors were provided by V.B. Verma and S.W. Nam. Funding: Alberta Innovates - Technology Futures; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada; Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO); Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR); National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFA0307400); National Natural Science Foundation of China (61405030, 61775025). The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Data Availability: Data underlying the results presented in this paper are not publicly available at this time but may be obtained from the authors upon reasonable request.

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Created:
August 20, 2023
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October 23, 2023