Entangled photon triplets using lithium niobate nanophotonics

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Autori principali: Harper, Nathan A., Sengupta, Ayantika, Hwang, Emily Y., Cushing, Scott K.
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Pubblicazione: 2025
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author Harper, Nathan A.
Sengupta, Ayantika
Hwang, Emily Y.
Cushing, Scott K.
author_facet Harper, Nathan A.
Sengupta, Ayantika
Hwang, Emily Y.
Cushing, Scott K.
contents Multiphoton states are needed for quantum communication and computation. Multiphoton states are significantly more difficult to generate than one- and two-photon states because two individual down-conversion processes must be cascaded. Only efficiencies of $<100$ Hz/mW have been reported to date. We integrate two down-converters on the same thin-film lithium niobate waveguide, significantly enhancing the cascaded process efficiency to $237 \pm 36$ kHz/mW. The measured $4.4 \times 10^{-5}$ probability of the second down-converter, which sets the limit on detectable triplet rates, exceeds those of previous triplet sources by an order of magnitude and demonstrates a path towards MHz rates of triplets for quantum applications.
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spellingShingle Entangled photon triplets using lithium niobate nanophotonics
Harper, Nathan A.
Sengupta, Ayantika
Hwang, Emily Y.
Cushing, Scott K.
Quantum Physics
Multiphoton states are needed for quantum communication and computation. Multiphoton states are significantly more difficult to generate than one- and two-photon states because two individual down-conversion processes must be cascaded. Only efficiencies of $<100$ Hz/mW have been reported to date. We integrate two down-converters on the same thin-film lithium niobate waveguide, significantly enhancing the cascaded process efficiency to $237 \pm 36$ kHz/mW. The measured $4.4 \times 10^{-5}$ probability of the second down-converter, which sets the limit on detectable triplet rates, exceeds those of previous triplet sources by an order of magnitude and demonstrates a path towards MHz rates of triplets for quantum applications.
title Entangled photon triplets using lithium niobate nanophotonics
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.24053