Resonant metasurfaces for generating complex quantum states

Santiago Cruz T, Gennaro SD, Mitrofanov O, Addamane S, Reno J, Brener I, Chekhova M (2022)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2022

Journal

Science American Association for the Advancement of Science

Book Volume: 377

Pages Range: 991-995

Journal Issue: 6609

DOI: 10.1126/science.abq8684

Abstract

Quantum state engineering, the cornerstone of quantum photonic technologies, mainly relies on spontaneous parametric downconversion and four-wave mixing, where one or two pump photons spontaneously decay into a photon pair. Both of these nonlinear effects require momentum conservation for the participating photons, which strongly limits the versatility of the resulting quantum states. Nonlinear metasurfaces have subwavelength thickness and allow the relaxation of this constraint; when combined with resonances, they greatly expand the possibilities of quantum state engineering. Here, we generated entangled photons via spontaneous parametric downconversion in semiconductor metasurfaces with high-quality factor, quasi-bound state in the continuum resonances. By enhancing the quantum vacuum field, our metasurfaces boost the emission of nondegenerate entangled photons within multiple narrow resonance bands and over a wide spectral range. A single resonance or several resonances in the same sample, pumped at multiple wavelengths, can generate multifrequency quantum states, including cluster states. These features reveal metasurfaces as versatile sources of complex states for quantum information.

Authors with CRIS profile

José Tomás Santiago Cruz Professur für 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

Sandia National Laboratories US United States (USA) (US)

How to cite

APA:

Santiago Cruz, T., Gennaro, S.D., Mitrofanov, O., Addamane, S., Reno, J., Brener, I., & Chekhova, M. (2022). Resonant metasurfaces for generating complex quantum states. Science, 377(6609), 991-995. https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abq8684

MLA:

Santiago Cruz, Tomás, et al. "Resonant metasurfaces for generating complex quantum states." Science 377.6609 (2022): 991-995.

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