Article
Quantum Science & Technology
Johannes Pseiner, Lukas Achatz, Lukas Bulla, Martin Bohmann, Rupert Ursin
Summary: The study introduces a strategy utilizing wavelength multiplexing to generate quantum secure keys with the potential to significantly increase the key generation rate. This approach can be applied to various implementations and offers substantial scalability.
QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Optics
Fabian Beutel, Frank Brueckerhoff-Plueckelmann, Helge Gehring, Vadim Kovalyuk, Philipp Zolotov, Gregory Goltsman, Wolfram H. P. Pernice
Summary: This article presents a fully integrated photonic chip on silicon nitride, featuring a four-channel wavelength-division demultiplexed QKD receiver circuit with waveguide-integrated superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs). With a proof-of-principle setup operated at a clock rate of 3.35 GHz, a high secret-key rate of up to 12.17 Mbit/s is achieved at 10 dB channel attenuation with low detector-induced error rates.
Article
Optics
Urban Senica, Alexander Dikopoltsev, Andres Forrer, Sara Cibella, Guido Torrioli, Mattias Beck, Jerome Faist, Giacomo Scalari
Summary: This study demonstrates the generation of self-starting frequency-modulated combs by enhancing the gain saturation dynamics and nonlinearities through spatial modulation in semiconductor lasers. Using terahertz quantum cascade lasers and taking advantage of spatial confinement, pure frequency-modulated combs with flat intensity spectra and clear linear frequency chirps can be generated.
LASER & PHOTONICS REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Optics
Philipp Taeschler, Andres Forrer, Mathieu Bertrand, Filippos Kapsalidis, Mattias Beck, Jerome Faist
Summary: In recent years, there has been significant interest in optical frequency combs with frequency modulated output. This study demonstrates an asynchronous optical sampling technique that operates directly in the time domain. By using a mid-infrared quantum cascade laser frequency comb, they were able to measure both the instantaneous intensity and optical frequency of the comb. The results show a quasi-constant intensity output and a close to linear frequency chirp, consistent with phase-resolved spectral measurements. In contrast to previous works, stable phase-locking is achieved with positive intracavity dispersion, leading to an inversion of the observed frequency modulation.
LASER & PHOTONICS REVIEWS
(2023)
Review
Optics
Marco Piccardo, Federico Capasso
Summary: Semiconductor lasers with fast gain dynamics are known to produce frequency-modulated output, with quantum cascade lasers being ideal representatives in this class. Understanding of frequency comb regimes in these lasers has evolved from simpler arguments to more advanced theories like Kerr nonlinearity and linewidth enhancement factor. New types of frequency combs have emerged, sparking renewed interest and raising new questions in the field of quantum cascade lasers.
LASER & PHOTONICS REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Optics
Elisa Riccardi, Valentino Pistore, Luigi Consolino, Alessia Sorgi, Francesco Cappelli, Roberto Eramo, Paolo De Natale, Lianhe Li, Alexander Giles Davies, Edmund H. Linfield, Miriam S. Vitiello
Summary: In this paper, a technological method for achieving broad FC operation across the entire THz frequency range is proposed, using multistack quantum cascade lasers and multilayer graphene films. The experimental characterization of the QCL FC confirms its metrological nature.
LASER & PHOTONICS REVIEWS
(2023)
Editorial Material
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Miriam S. Vitiello, Luigi Consolino, Massimo Inguscio, Paolo De Natale
Summary: QCL is the most powerful chip-scale source of optical frequency combs, allowing mode proliferation with large quantum efficiencies. THz QCL FCs have promising applications in various fields due to their high quantum efficiency and ease of integration.
Article
Optics
Francesco P. Mezzapesa, Leonardo Viti, Lianhe Li, Valentino Pistore, Sukhdeep Dhillon, A. Giles Davies, Edmund H. Linfield, Miriam S. Vitiello
Summary: This study proposes an integrated architecture for generating high-power THz frequency optical frequency combs utilizing ultrafast THz polaritonic reflectors and THz QCLs. By adjusting group-delay dispersion and light-induced bleaching, the spectral reshaping of QCL emission and stable operation of FCs are achieved.
LASER & PHOTONICS REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Physics, Applied
Filippos Kapsalidis, Barbara Schneider, Matthew Singleton, Mathieu Bertrand, Emilio Gini, Mattias Beck, Jerome Faist
Summary: The design of a mid-infrared quantum cascade laser frequency comb source presented in this work enhances device's high frequency response and comb characteristics. The repetition rate frequency can be locked to an injected narrow-linewidth RF signal over a range of more than 200kHz, while maintaining and verifying the coherence of the comb.
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Yu Ma, Wei-Jiang Li, Yun-Fei Xu, Jun-Qi Liu, Ning Zhuo, Ke Yang, Jin-Chuan Zhang, Shen-Qiang Zhai, Shu-Man Liu, Li-Jun Wang, Feng-Qi Liu
Summary: We demonstrate optical frequency combs with a spectral emission of 48 cm(-1) and an output power of 420 mW based on a single-core quantum cascade laser at lambda similar to 8.7 mu m. The flat top spectrum of the comb sustains up to 130 comb modes, delivering approximately 3.2 mW of optical power per mode, which makes it a valuable tool for dual comb spectroscopy. The homogeneous gain medium, relying on a slightly diagonal bound-to-continuum structure, promises to provide a broad and stable gain for comb operation. Remarkably, the dispersion of this device is measured within 300 fs(2)/mm to ensure stable comb operation over 90% of the total current range. The comb exhibits a narrow beatnote linewidth of around 2 kHz and has weak dependence on the applied current for stable operation.
CHINESE PHYSICS LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Quantum Science & Technology
Zhen Jiang, Yanghe Chen, Chun Jiang, Guangqiang He
Summary: This article presents a theoretical method for generating high-dimensional entangled quantum frequency combs in valley-Hall topological resonators and demonstrates their topological protection and robustness. This research is of great significance for the generation and control of topologically protected high-dimensional quantum states in integrated photonic crystal platforms.
ADVANCED QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Antonios Stylogiannis, Ludwig Prade, Sarah Glasl, Qutaiba Mustafa, Christian Zakian, Vasilis Ntziachristos
Summary: In this study, the authors demonstrate the concept of pulse train illumination and frequency domain multiplexing in optoacoustic imaging. They successfully develop a Frequency Wavelength Multiplexing Optoacoustic Tomography (FWMOT) technique and show its advantages in signal-to-noise ratio and operation speed over time domain methods in both phantom and in vivo experiments.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Optics
Lukasz A. Sterczewski, Mathieu Fradet, Clifford Frez, Siamak Forouhar, Mahmood Bagheri
Summary: Mid-wave infrared optical frequency combs (OFC) are crucial for spectroscopy applications. Quantum well diode laser (QWDL) OFC shows excellent spectral uniformity and narrow optical linewidths. The source offers a wide optical span and high repetition rate. QWDL OFCs are highly suitable for chip-based real-time sensing systems in the mid-infrared.
LASER & PHOTONICS REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Optics
Barbara Schneider, Filippos Kapsalidis, Mathieu Bertrand, Matthew Singleton, Johannes Hillbrand, Mattias Beck, Jerome Faist
Summary: This work demonstrates the control of the emitted state from quantum cascade laser frequency combs through strong radio-frequency current modulation, achieving adjustments in spectral bandwidth and center frequency. Different spectral characteristics can be achieved at different modulation frequencies, allowing for the generation of multiple spectral regions on the same device.
LASER & PHOTONICS REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Alessandra Di Gaspare, Leonardo Viti, Harvey E. Beere, David D. Ritchie, Miriam S. Vitiello
Summary: This paper reports a homogeneous quantum cascade laser operating at terahertz frequencies, with high power and stability, serving as an optical frequency comb synthesizer. Experimental results demonstrate the advantages of this laser, including high power levels and stable operation characteristics.
Article
Physics, Applied
L. La Volpe, S. De, M. I. Kolobov, V. Parigi, C. Fabre, N. Treps, D. B. Horoshko
Summary: The paper theoretically investigates the generation of two entangled beams of light in the process of single-pass type-I noncollinear frequency-degenerate parametric down-conversion with an ultrashort pulsed pump. It finds the spatiotemporal squeezing eigenmodes and squeezing eigenvalues of the generated field numerically and analytically, showing that the method is highly efficient and in good agreement with numerical solutions. The study also reveals a spatiotemporal coupling of modal functions when the total bandwidth of the generated beams is sufficiently high, which can be increased by shortening the pump duration.
PHYSICAL REVIEW APPLIED
(2021)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Alex O. C. Davis, Mattia Walschaers, Valentina Parigi, Nicolas Treps
Summary: Mesoscopic photon counters offer practical advantages over single-photon level conditioning detectors in preparing non-Gaussian states. A novel approach involving displacement of the ancilla field into the regime where mesoscopic detectors can be used shows potential for preparing states with strong Wigner negativity at high rates under experimentally attainable conditions.
NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
V Roman-Rodriguez, B. Brecht, K. Srinivasan, C. Silberhorn, N. Treps, E. Diamanti, V Parigi
Summary: Configurable and scalable continuous variable quantum networks for measurement-based quantum information protocols can be obtained via parametric down conversion in non-linear waveguides, with the use of symmetric group velocity matching. By identifying type II PDC in a single waveguide as the best suited process, multiple modes with non-negligible amount of squeezing can be obtained, paving the way toward large-scale quantum networks in the CV regime.
NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Aerospace
Giacomo Sorelli, Nicolas Treps, Frederic Grosshans, Fabrice Roust
Summary: This tutorial aims to address the issue of obscurity faced by radar engineers in understanding the research on quantum radar. It provides a review of the main advances in quantum radar literature and a thorough introduction to the necessary background knowledge of quantum optics.
IEEE AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS MAGAZINE
(2022)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Ganael Roeland, Srinivasan Kaali, Victor Roman Rodriguez, Nicolas Treps, Valentina Parigi
Summary: In this study, a general framework for single-photon addition on multimode states of light via parametric down conversion (PDC) processes is developed. The analytical conditions for single-mode and mode-selective photon addition are identified. Numerical results for photon addition in PDC process at near-infrared and telecommunications wavelengths are presented.
NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
(2022)
Article
Optics
Yifan Sun, Yann Bouchereau, Sopfy Karuseichyk, Matthieu Ansquer, Sylvain Combrie, Nicolas Treps, Alfredo De Rossi, Fabien Bretenaker
Summary: In this study, the noise properties of harmonic cavity nanolasers were theoretically investigated by introducing a model of coupled equations of evolution of the modes, considering spontaneous emission. The influence of different laser parameters on the noise of the mode-locked regime was discussed in detail, shedding light on the noise characteristics in both continuous wave and mode-locked regimes.
Article
Quantum Science & Technology
Yu Xiang, Shuheng Liu, Jiajie Guo, Qihuang Gong, Nicolas Treps, Qiongyi He, Mattia Walschaers
Summary: This study investigates the remote creation and distribution of Wigner negativity in the multipartite scenario. It provides an intuitive method to quantify remotely generated Wigner negativity in the context of photon subtraction, and paves the way for utilizing Wigner negativity as a valuable resource in quantum information protocols based on non-Gaussian scenarios.
NPJ QUANTUM INFORMATION
(2022)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Ali Golestani, Alex O. C. Davis, Filip Sosnicki, Michal Mikolajczyk, Nicolas Treps, Michal Karpinski
Summary: This article introduces a new technique called Fourier transform chronometry, which acquires the temporal envelope of ultrashort optical pulses by measuring the frequency autocorrelation of the optical field. Experimental results show that this technique can successfully measure the pulse envelope of classical and single-photon light pulses.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Quantum Science & Technology
Mattia Walschaers, Bhuvanesh Sundar, Nicolas Treps, Lincoln D. Carr, Valentina Parigi
Summary: We use complex network theory to study a class of photonic continuous variable quantum states that have both multipartite entanglement and non-Gaussian statistics. These states are created from an initial imprinted cluster state via Gaussian entangling operations according to a complex network structure, and then non-Gaussian statistics are generated through multiple photon subtraction operations on a single node. We investigate the emergent network of photon-number correlations through complex network measures, and show that the structure of the imprinted network greatly influences the emergent structure.
QUANTUM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Giacomo Sorelli, Manuel Gessner, Mattia Walschaers, Nicolas Treps
Summary: We analytically determine the quantum Cramer-Rao bound for estimating the separation between two point sources in arbitrary Gaussian states. Our analysis is applicable for arbitrary source brightness and examines how different resources affect the ultimate resolution limit with the number of emitted photons. In practical scenarios, coherent states of the sources achieve quantum optimal resolution.
PHYSICAL REVIEW RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Ilya Karuseichyk, Giacomo Sorelli, Mattia Walschaers, Nicolas Treps, Manuel Gessner
Summary: This paper analyzes the problem of resolving two mutually coherent point sources with arbitrary quantum statistics, mutual phase, and relative and absolute intensity. A sensitivity measure based on the method of moments is used, and direct imaging is compared with spatial-mode demultiplexing (SPADE), demonstrating the advantage of the latter. The paper shows that the moment-based sensitivity of SPADE saturates the quantum Fisher information for all known cases, even for non-Gaussian states of the sources.
PHYSICAL REVIEW RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Quantum Science & Technology
Carlos E. Lopetegui, Manuel Gessner, Matteo Fadel, Nicolas Treps, Mattia Walschaers
Summary: This paper proposes a protocol based on Fisher information for detecting non-Gaussian steering in general continuous-variable bipartite states. It proves to be more effective compared to methods using Gaussian features like the covariance matrix.
Article
Quantum Science & Technology
Kun Zhang, Jietai Jing, Nicolas Treps, Mattia Walschaers
Summary: This work investigates the effect of photon subtraction on the entanglement of Gaussian states of light using an entanglement measure. The results show that single-photon subtraction can increase the bipartite entanglement by a maximum of log 2, which is consistent with the maximal amount achievable with one photon. This upper bound is applicable to all Gaussian input states, regardless of the number of modes and purity.
Proceedings Paper
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Ganael Roeland, Ulysse Chabaud, Mattia Walschaers, Frederic Grosshans, Valentina Parigi, Damian Markham, Nicolas Treps
2021 CONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS EUROPE & EUROPEAN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS CONFERENCE (CLEO/EUROPE-EQEC)
(2021)
Article
Optics
Giacomo Sorelli, Manuel Gessner, Mattia Walschaers, Nicolas Treps
Summary: In this work, a simple superresolution protocol is introduced to estimate the separation between two thermal sources using the average value of a single accessible observable. The method is shown to saturate the Cramer-Rao bound even in the presence of noise.