Photon Pairs from Resonant Metasurfaces

Santiago-Cruz T, Fedotova A, Sultanov V, Weissflog MA, Arslan D, Younesi M, Pertsch T, Staude I, Setzpfandt F, Chekhova M (2021)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2021

Journal

Nano Letters American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c01125

Abstract

All-dielectric optical metasurfaces are a workhorse in nano-optics, because of both their ability to manipulate light in different degrees of freedom and their excellent performance at light frequency conversion. Here, we demonstrate first-time generation of photon pairs via spontaneous parametric-down conversion in lithium niobate quantum optical metasurfaces with electric and magnetic Mie-like resonances at various wavelengths. By engineering the quantum optical metasurface, we tailor the photon-pair spectrum in a controlled way. Within a narrow bandwidth around the resonance, the rate of pair production is enhanced up to 2 orders of magnitude, compared to an unpatterned film of the same thickness and material. These results enable flat-optics sources of entangled photons - a new promising platform for quantum optics experiments.

Authors with CRIS profile

Vitaliy Sultanov Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik (Optik) Maria Chekhova Professur für Optik

Additional Organisation(s)

Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 306/1: Quantenkooperativität von Licht und Materie - QuCoLiMa

Related research project(s)

Quantum cooperative helical metafilms for producing nonclassical light (C05) TRR 306: Quantenkooperativität von Licht und Materie – QuCoLiMa Jan. 1, 2021 - Dec. 31, 2024

Involved external institutions

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena DE Germany (DE) Max Planck School of Photonics DE Germany (DE) Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts (MPL) / Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Santiago-Cruz, T., Fedotova, A., Sultanov, V., Weissflog, M.A., Arslan, D., Younesi, M.,... Chekhova, M. (2021). Photon Pairs from Resonant Metasurfaces. Nano Letters. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c01125

MLA:

Santiago-Cruz, Tomás, et al. "Photon Pairs from Resonant Metasurfaces." Nano Letters (2021).

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