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Direct-Laser-Written Polymer Nanowire Waveguides for Broadband Single Photon Collection from Epitaxial Quantum Dots into a Gaussian-like Mode

November 16, 2023
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Edgar Perez, Cori Haws, Marcelo Davanco, Jindong Song, Luca Sapienza, Kartik Srinivasan
Single epitaxial quantum dots (QDs) are a leading technology for quantum light generation, particularly when they are embedded in photonic geometries that enhance their emission into a targeted and confined mode. However, coupling this mode into a

A novel approach to interface high-Q Fabry-Perot resonators with photonic circuits

November 3, 2023
Author(s)
Haotian Cheng, Naijun Jin, Zhaowei Dai, Chao Xiang, Joel Guo, Yishu Zhou, Scott Diddams, John Bowers, Owen Miller, Peter Rakich
The unique benefits of Fabry–Pérot resonators as frequency-stable reference cavities and as an efficient interface between atoms and photons make them an indispensable resource for emerging photonic technologies. To bring these performance benefits to next

Superconducting X-ray Sensors for Tomography of Microelectronics

November 1, 2023
Author(s)
Joseph Fowler, Zachary H. Levine, Paul Szypryt, Daniel Swetz
Tomographic imaging of integrated circuits at scales smaller than 1 micrometer is a challenging x-ray measurement. We describe a research instrument based upon superconducting x-ray microcalorimeters, which help to discriminate among materials in a sample

Sub-GHz Resolution Line-by-Line Pulse Shaper for Driving Josephson Junctions

August 29, 2023
Author(s)
Dahyeon Lee, Takuma Nakamura, Andrew Metcalf, Nathan Flowers-Jacobs, Anna Fox, Paul Dresselhaus, Franklyn Quinlan
We demonstrate a sub-GHz resolution, fully programmable Fourier-domain pulse shaper capable of generating arbitrary optical pulse patterns. This high resolution allows line-by-line pulse shaping of a 1 GHz comb with a span as large as 1 THz, which

Synthetic Aperture RF Reception using Rydberg Atoms

August 2, 2023
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Nik Prajapati, Aly Artusio-Glimpse, Matt Simons, Samuel Berweger, Drew Rotunno, Maitreyi Jayaseelan, Kaleb Campbell, Christopher L. Holloway
Rydberg atoms show great promise for use as self-calibrated electric field sensors for a broad range of frequencies. Their response is traceable to the international system of units making them a valuable tool for a variety of applications including

Quantum-limited optical time transfer for future geosynchronous links

June 21, 2023
Author(s)
Emily Caldwell, Jean-Daniel Deschenes, Jennifer Ellis, William C. Swann, Benjamin Stuhl, Hugo Bergeron, Nathan R. Newbury, Laura Sinclair
The combination of optical time transfer and optical clocks opens up the possibility of large-scale free-space networks that connect both ground-based optical clocks and future space-based optical clocks. Such networks promise better tests of general

Studies of spatial uniformity and jitter in SiC UV SPADs

June 15, 2023
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Joshua Bienfang, Edwin J. Heilweil, Anand Sampath, Gregory Garrett, Jonathan Shuster, Jeremy Smith, Michael Derenge, Daniel Habersat, Reza Gandhi, Sergei Dolinsky, Enrico Bellotti, michael wrabeck
Ultraviolet single-photon avalanche detectors (UV-SPAD) that are low cost, size, weight, and power as well as resilient to shock, high temperatures and stray magnetic fields have a number of applications. SiC is attractive for UV SPADs as it is inherently

Applications of single photons in quantum metrology, biology and the foundations of quantum physics

May 26, 2023
Author(s)
Christophe Couteau, Stefanie Barz, Thomas Durt, Thomas Gerrits, Jan Huwer, Robert Prevedel, John Rarity, Gregor Weihs
With the development of photonic quantum technologies, single photons have become key for various applications including quantum communication and quantum computing, discussed in an accompanying Review. Here we overview the applications of single photons

Experimental demonstration of local area entanglement distribution between two distant nodes, coexisting with classical synchronization

May 12, 2023
Author(s)
Anouar Rahmouni, Paulina Kuo, Yicheng Shi, Jabir Marakkarakath Vadakkepurayil, Nijil Lal Cheriya Koyyottummal, Ivan Burenkov, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud, Mheni Merzouki, Abdella Battou, Sergey Polyakov, Oliver T. Slattery, Thomas Gerrits
We successfully demonstrated polarization entanglement distribution and classical time synchronization using a high-accuracy precision time protocol between two quantum nodes located 250 meters apart using a single fiber simultaneously carrying both

Sub-200 ps Quantum Network Node Synchronization over a 128 km Link White Rabbit Architecture

May 12, 2023
Author(s)
Wayne McKenzie, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud, Mark Morris, Gerald Baumgartner, Anouar Rahmouni, Paulina Kuo, Oliver T. Slattery, Bruce Crabill, Mheni Merzouki, Abdella Battou, Thomas Gerrits
We show sub-200 ps synchronization between quantum networks nodes that are separated by two 64 km deployed fiber links, providing a 128 km link architecture. The architecture employs one grandmaster and two boundary White Rabbit system clocks and shows

Trap-Integrated Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors with Improved RF Tolerance for Trapped-Ion Qubit State Readout

April 24, 2023
Author(s)
Benedikt Hampel, Daniel Slichter, Dietrich Leibfried, Richard Mirin, Sae Woo Nam, Varun Verma
State readout of trapped-ion qubits with trap-integrated detectors can address important challenges for scalable quantum computing, but the strong radio frequency (rf) electric fields used for trapping can impact detector performance. Here, we report on

Integrating planar photonics for multi-beam generation and atomic clock packaging on chip

April 3, 2023
Author(s)
Chad Ropp, Wenqi Zhu, Alexander Yulaev, Daron Westly, Gregory Simelgor, Akash Rakholia, William Lunden, Dan Sheredy, Martin Boyd, Scott Papp, Amit Agrawal, Vladimir Aksyuk
The commercialization of atomic technologies requires replacing laboratory-scale laser setups with compact and manufacturable optical platforms. Complex arrangements of free-space beams can be generated on chip through a combination of integrated photonics

Synchronization and Coexistence in Quantum networks

March 27, 2023
Author(s)
Ivan Burenkov, Alexandra Semionova, FNU Hala, Thomas Gerrits, Anouar Rahmouni, DJ Anand, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud, Oliver T. Slattery, Abdella Battou, Sergey Polyakov
We investigate the coexistence of clock synchronization protocols with quantum signals in a common single-mode optical fiber. By measuring optical noise between 1500 nm to 1620 nm we demonstrate a potential for up to 100 quantum DWDM channels coexisting
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