Experimental implementation of the optical fractional Fourier transform in the time-frequency domain
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| author | Niewelt, Bartosz Jastrzębski, Marcin Kurzyna, Stanisław Nowosielski, Jan Wasilewski, Wojciech Mazelanik, Mateusz Parniak, Michał |
| author_facet | Niewelt, Bartosz Jastrzębski, Marcin Kurzyna, Stanisław Nowosielski, Jan Wasilewski, Wojciech Mazelanik, Mateusz Parniak, Michał |
| contents | The fractional Fourier transform (FrFT), a fundamental operation in physics that corresponds to a rotation of phase space by any angle, is also an indispensable tool employed in digital signal processing for noise reduction. Processing of optical signals in their time-frequency degree of freedom bypasses the digitization step and presents an opportunity to enhance many protocols in quantum and classical communication, sensing and computing. In this letter, we present the experimental realization of the fractional Fourier transform in the time-frequency domain using an atomic quantum-optical memory system with processing capabilities. Our scheme performs the operation by imposing programmable interleaved spectral and temporal phases. We have verified the FrFT by analyses of chroncyclic Wigner functions measured via a shot-noise limited homodyne detector. Our results hold prospects for achieving temporal-mode sorting, processing and super-resolved parameter estimation. |
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| spellingShingle | Experimental implementation of the optical fractional Fourier transform in the time-frequency domain Niewelt, Bartosz Jastrzębski, Marcin Kurzyna, Stanisław Nowosielski, Jan Wasilewski, Wojciech Mazelanik, Mateusz Parniak, Michał Quantum Physics Atomic Physics Optics The fractional Fourier transform (FrFT), a fundamental operation in physics that corresponds to a rotation of phase space by any angle, is also an indispensable tool employed in digital signal processing for noise reduction. Processing of optical signals in their time-frequency degree of freedom bypasses the digitization step and presents an opportunity to enhance many protocols in quantum and classical communication, sensing and computing. In this letter, we present the experimental realization of the fractional Fourier transform in the time-frequency domain using an atomic quantum-optical memory system with processing capabilities. Our scheme performs the operation by imposing programmable interleaved spectral and temporal phases. We have verified the FrFT by analyses of chroncyclic Wigner functions measured via a shot-noise limited homodyne detector. Our results hold prospects for achieving temporal-mode sorting, processing and super-resolved parameter estimation. |
| title | Experimental implementation of the optical fractional Fourier transform in the time-frequency domain |
| topic | Quantum Physics Atomic Physics Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.13305 |