On Quantum Rainbows: Density Operator in the Frequency-Bin Representation for Entangled Twin-Photons Generated With Sub-Threshold Microcombs

Liu, Fengyu; Chembo, Yanne K.

doi:10.1109/jstqe.2024.3402679

On Quantum Rainbows: Density Operator in the Frequency-Bin Representation for Entangled Twin-Photons Generated With Sub-Threshold Microcombs

Journal Article · Mon May 20 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/jstqe.2024.3402679· OSTI ID:2526581

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University of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States); University of Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)

Kerr optical frequency combs are generated by pumping a high-Q integrated microresonator with a resonant laser. Below threshold, the pump laser field mediates the phenomenon of spontaneous four-wave mixing, where two pump photons are symmetrically up- and down-converted as twin photons that can be entangled across up to tens of eigenmodes in the spectral domain. While these room-temperature integrated photonic circuits are expected to play a central role in quantum technology, their high dimensionality and dissipative nature are a challenge for their theoretical description, therefore hindering the understanding of their properties and potential of performance. In this article, we develop a framework that permits to obtain an explicit solution for the density operator of quantum microcombs below threshold. Furthermore, this self-consistent theoretical description allows for their complete characterization, as well as for the analytical determination of various performance metrics such as fidelity, purity, and entropy.

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Research Organization:: University of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0022123

OSTI ID:: 2526581

Journal Information:: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, Journal Name: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 30; ISSN 1077-260X

Publisher:: IEEE Lasers and Electro-optics SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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