Producing entangled photon pairs and quantum squeezed states in plasmas

Qu, Kenan; Fisch, Nathaniel J.

doi:10.1103/physreve.110.065211

Title: Producing entangled photon pairs and quantum squeezed states in plasmas

Journal Article · 20 December 2024 · Physical Review. E

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.110.065211 · OSTI ID:2483550

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Princeton University, NJ (United States)

Plasma is capable of mediating the conversion of two pump photons into two different photons through a relativistic four-wave mixing nonlinearity. Spontaneously created photon pairs are emitted at symmetric angles with respect to the colinear pump direction, and the emission rate is largest if they have identical frequency. Thus, two orthogonally polarized pumps can produce polarization-entangled photon pairs through a millimeter-long homogeneous plasma. Here, the noise from Raman scattering can be avoided if the pump detuning differs from twice the plasma frequency. However, pump detuning exactly equal to twice the plasma frequency can significantly enhance the interaction rate, which allows for the production of strong two-mode squeezed states. Remarkably, the amplified noise from Raman scattering are correlated and hence can be suppressed in one of the output quadratures, thereby maintaining the squeezing magnitude.

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Research Organization:: Princeton University, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); National Science Foundation (NSF)

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OSTI ID:: 2483550

Journal Information:: Physical Review. E, Journal Name: Physical Review. E Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 110; ISSN 2470-0045

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Country of Publication:: United States

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