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Single-Photon Detector Calibration

July 7, 2015
Author(s)
Sergey V. Polyakov
In this chapter we introduce the set of detector properties, common to most contemporary detectors, that should be determined for a complete characterization. Then we introduce methods for detector characterization, and finally we present practical recipes

High-dimensional hyperentanglement of mode-locked two-photon states

June 29, 2015
Author(s)
Zhenda Xie, Tian Zhong, Sajan Shrestha, XinAn Xu, Junlin Liang, Yan-Xiao Gong, Alessandro Restelli, Jeffrey Shapiro, Franco N. Wong, Chee Wei Wong, Joshua Bienfang
Quantum entanglement is the fundamental resource for quantum information processing and communications, including secure data rates with higher capacities and better error resilience [1-9]. In dense-coded quantum communication channels, it is desirable to

Resolving the vacuum fluctuations of an optomechanical system using an artificial atom

June 15, 2015
Author(s)
Florent Q. Lecocq, John D. Teufel, Jose A. Aumentado, Raymond W. Simmonds
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle results in one of the strangest quantum behaviours: a mechanical oscillator can never truly be at rest. Even at a temperature of absolute zero, its position and momentum are still subject to quantum fluctuations. However

Tunable Spin Qubit Coupling Mediated by a Multi-Electron Quantum Dot

June 4, 2015
Author(s)
Vanita Srinivasa, Haitan Xu, Jacob M. Taylor
We present an approach for entangling electron spin qubits localized on spatially separated impurity atoms or quantum dots via a multi-electron, two-level quantum dot. The effective exchange interaction mediated by the dot can be understood as the simplest

Superconducting Transition Edge Sensors for Quantum Optics

June 2, 2015
Author(s)
Thomas Gerrits, Adriana E. Lita, Brice R. Calkins
High efficiency single-photon detectors allow novel measurements in quantum information processing and quantum photonic systems. The photon-number resolving transition edge sensor (TES) is known for its near-unity detection efficiency and has been used in

A near-infrared 64-pixel superconducting nanowire single photon detector array with integrated multiplexed readout

May 14, 2015
Author(s)
Michael S. Allman, Varun B. Verma, Martin J. Stevens, Thomas Gerrits, Robert D. Horansky, Adriana E. Lita, Francesco Marsili, A. Beyer, Matthew Shaw, D. Kumor, Richard P. Mirin, Sae Woo Nam
We demonstrate a 64-pixel free-space-coupled array of superconducting nanowire single photon detectors optimized for high detection efficiency in the near-infrared range. An integrated, readily scalable, multiplexed readout scheme is employed to reduce the

Phonon Assisted Gain in a Semiconductor Quantum Dot Maser

May 13, 2015
Author(s)
Michael Gullans, Yinyiu Liu, George Stehlik, Jason Petta, Jacob M. Taylor
We develop a microscopic model for the recently demonstrated double quantum dot (DQD) maser. In characterizing the gain of this device we find that, in addition to the direct stimulated emission of photons, there is a large contribution from transitions

High-resolution X-ray emission spectroscopy with transition-edge sensors: present performance and future potential

May 1, 2015
Author(s)
W.Bertrand (Randy) Doriese, Joseph Fowler, Daniel Swetz, Cherno Jaye, Daniel A. Fischer, Carl D. Reintsema, Douglas Bennett, Leila R. Vale, Gene C. Hilton, Dan Schmidt, Joel Ullom, Jens Uhlig, Ujjwal Mandal, Galen O'Neil, Luis Miaja Avila, Young I. Joe, wilfrid fullagar, Fredrick P. Gustafsson, Dharma Kurunthu, Villy Sundstrom
X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES) is a powerful element-selective tool to analyze the oxidation states of atoms in complex compounds, determine their electronic configuration, and identify unknown compounds in challenging environments. Until now the low

Superexchange mediated magnetization dynamics in a 2D checkerboard optical lattice

May 1, 2015
Author(s)
Elizabeth A. Goldschmidt, Roger C. Brown, Silvio B. Koller, Michael S. Foss-Feig, James V. Porto, Robert Wyllie
The interplay of spin and motion underlies some of the most intriguing and poorly understood behaviors in many-body quantum systems. A well known example is the onset of superconductivity in cuprate compounds when mobile holes are introduced into an

Near-infrared single-photon spectroscopy of a whispering gallery mode resonator using energy-resolving transition edge sensors

April 28, 2015
Author(s)
Thomas Gerrits, Michael Fortsch, Martin J. Stevens, Dmitry Strekalov, Gerhard Schunk, Josef Furst, Ulrich Vogl, Florian Sedlmeir, Harald G. Schwefel, Gerd Leuchs, Christoph Marquardt
We demonstrate a method to perform spectroscopy of near-infrared single photons without the need of dispersive elements. This method is based on a photon energy resolving transition edge sensor and is applied for the characterization of a widely wavelength
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