Joint spectral distribution of a periodically poled KTP source for quantum information applications

Published

July 23, 2010

Author(s)

Thomas Gerrits, Burm Baek, Martin J. Stevens, Tracy S. Clement, Sae Woo Nam, Robert Hadfield, Ryan Bennink, Warren Grice, Sander N. Dorenbos, Tony Zijlstra, Teun Klapwijk, Val Zwiller

Abstract

We present our experimental results obtained from a periodically poled KTP (pp-KTP) crystal designed to produce a pure squeezed vacuum near 1550 nm. A pure squeezed vacuum in a single mode is one of the building blocks towards high fidelity optical cat state generation via photon subtraction. Measurement of the joint spectral distribution allows determining the mode output of the squeezing source. The experimental scheme for determining the joint spectral output is presented in Figure 1a. The type-II two-mode squeezing output is sent to a polarizing beam splitter and both modes are coupled into two optical fibers. We time-multiplex the two photon modes using a 35 m long piece of SMF28. A 1.3 km piece of SMF28 is then used as a dispersive medium. Due to dispersion of the optical fiber, the photons time-of-arrival depends on their wavelength, and hence accurate timing of the arrival determines the photons wavelength. We found that the beam geometry inside the pp-KTP strongly determines the shape of our joint spectral output of the squeezing source. A smaller pump waist generally leads to a less circular joint spectral distribution. The roundness of the joint spectral distribution generated with a pump waist of 30 μm is presented in Figure 1b. The data show that the two photon wave functions are factorable and useful for unfiltered pure squeezing. These promising results indicate pure squeezing that can be used for the production of high fidelity optical cat states.

Proceedings Title

Quantum Communication, Measurement and Computing (QCMC)

Conference Dates

July 19-23, 2010

Conference Location

Brisbane

Pub Type

Conferences

Keywords

single mode squeezing, cat states, fiber spectrometer, ppKTP

Citation

Gerrits, T. , Baek, B. , Stevens, M. , Clement, T. , Nam, S. , Hadfield, R. , Bennink, R. , Grice, W. , Dorenbos, S. , Zijlstra, T. , Klapwijk, T. and Zwiller, V. (2010), Joint spectral distribution of a periodically poled KTP source for quantum information applications, Quantum Communication, Measurement and Computing (QCMC), Brisbane, -1 (Accessed December 14, 2024)