Entangled photons from subwavelength nonlinear films
Santiago-Cruz T, Sultanov V, Zhang H, Krivitsky LA, Chekhova M (2021)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2021
Journal
Book Volume: 46
Pages Range: 653-656
Journal Issue: 3
DOI: 10.1364/OL.411176
Abstract
Miniaturized entangled photon sources, in particular based on subwavelength metasurfaces, are highly demanded for the development of integrated quantum photonics. Here, as a first step towards the development of quantum optical metasurfaces (QOMs), we demonstrate generation of entangled photons via spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) from subwavelength films. We achieve photon pair generation with a high coincidence-to-accidental ratio in lithium niobate and gallium phosphide nanofilms. By implementing the fiber spectroscopy of SPDC in nanofilms, we measure a spectrum with a bandwidth of 500 nm, limited only by the overall detection efficiency. The spectrum reveals vacuum field enhancement due to a Fabry-Perot resonance inside the nonlinear films. It also suggests a strategy for observing SPDC from QOM. Our experiments lay the groundwork for future development of flat SPDC sources, including QOM. (C) 2021 Optical Society of America
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Involved external institutions
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore (SG)
Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts (MPL) / Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Germany (DE)
Singapore (SG)
Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts (MPL) / Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Germany (DE)
How to cite
APA:
Santiago-Cruz, T., Sultanov, V., Zhang, H., Krivitsky, L.A., & Chekhova, M. (2021). Entangled photons from subwavelength nonlinear films. Optics Letters, 46(3), 653-656. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.411176
MLA:
Santiago-Cruz, Tomas, et al. "Entangled photons from subwavelength nonlinear films." Optics Letters 46.3 (2021): 653-656.
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