Nonlinear Nanoresonators for Bell State Generation

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Main Authors: Weissflog, Maximilian A., Dezert, Romain, Vinel, Vincent, Gigli, Carlo, Leo, Giuseppe, Pertsch, Thomas, Setzpfandt, Frank, Borne, Adrien, Saravi, Sina
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Published: 2023
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author Weissflog, Maximilian A.
Dezert, Romain
Vinel, Vincent
Gigli, Carlo
Leo, Giuseppe
Pertsch, Thomas
Setzpfandt, Frank
Borne, Adrien
Saravi, Sina
author_facet Weissflog, Maximilian A.
Dezert, Romain
Vinel, Vincent
Gigli, Carlo
Leo, Giuseppe
Pertsch, Thomas
Setzpfandt, Frank
Borne, Adrien
Saravi, Sina
contents Entangled photon states are a fundamental resource for optical quantum technologies and investigating the fundamental predictions of quantum mechanics. Up to now such states are mainly generated in macroscopic nonlinear optical systems with elaborately tailored optical properties. In this theoretical work, we extend the understanding on the generation of entangled photonic states towards the nanoscale regime, by investigating the fundamental properties of photon-pair-generation in sub-wavelength nonlinear nanoresonators. Taking materials with Zinc-Blende structure as example, we reveal that such systems can naturally generate various polarization-entangled Bell states over a very broad range of wavelengths and emission directions, with little to no engineering needed. Interestingly, we uncover different regimes of operation, where polarization-entangled photons can be generated with dependence on or complete independence from the pumping wavelength and polarization, and the modal content of the nanoresonator. Our work also shows the potential of nonlinear nanoresonators as miniaturized sources of biphoton states with highly complex and tunable properties.
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spellingShingle Nonlinear Nanoresonators for Bell State Generation
Weissflog, Maximilian A.
Dezert, Romain
Vinel, Vincent
Gigli, Carlo
Leo, Giuseppe
Pertsch, Thomas
Setzpfandt, Frank
Borne, Adrien
Saravi, Sina
Optics
Entangled photon states are a fundamental resource for optical quantum technologies and investigating the fundamental predictions of quantum mechanics. Up to now such states are mainly generated in macroscopic nonlinear optical systems with elaborately tailored optical properties. In this theoretical work, we extend the understanding on the generation of entangled photonic states towards the nanoscale regime, by investigating the fundamental properties of photon-pair-generation in sub-wavelength nonlinear nanoresonators. Taking materials with Zinc-Blende structure as example, we reveal that such systems can naturally generate various polarization-entangled Bell states over a very broad range of wavelengths and emission directions, with little to no engineering needed. Interestingly, we uncover different regimes of operation, where polarization-entangled photons can be generated with dependence on or complete independence from the pumping wavelength and polarization, and the modal content of the nanoresonator. Our work also shows the potential of nonlinear nanoresonators as miniaturized sources of biphoton states with highly complex and tunable properties.
title Nonlinear Nanoresonators for Bell State Generation
topic Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.19362