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Quantum Frequency Bridge: High-Accuracy Characterization of a Nearly-Noiseless Parametric Frequency Converter

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Author(s)

Ivan Burenkov, Sergey Polyakov

Abstract

We demonstrate an efficient and inherently ultra-low noise frequency conversion via a parametric sum frequency generation. Due to the wide separation between the input and pump frequencies and the low pump frequency relative to the input photons, the upconversion results in only $\approx$100 background photons per hour. To measure such a low rate, we introduced a dark count reduction algorithm for a transition edge sensor.
Citation
Optics Express
Volume
24

Keywords

hybrid quantum system, ultra-low light measurements, single photon detector, parametric upconversion, statistical analysis

Citation

Burenkov, I. and Polyakov, S. (2017), Quantum Frequency Bridge: High-Accuracy Characterization of a Nearly-Noiseless Parametric Frequency Converter, Optics Express, [online], https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.25.000907 (Accessed December 12, 2024)

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Created January 10, 2017, Updated October 12, 2021