Two-photon absorption of time-frequency-entangled photon pairs by molecules: the roles of photon-number correlations and spectral correlations

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2012.05375v1
• Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2020 23:58:32 GMT
• Title: Two-photon absorption of time-frequency-entangled photon pairs by molecules: the roles of photon-number correlations and spectral correlations
• Authors: Michael G. Raymer, Tiemo Landes, Markus Allgaier, Sofiane Merkouche, Brian J. Smith, and Andrew H. Marcus
• Abstract summary: This paper presents a detailed theoretical study of quantum-enhanced TPA by both photon-number correlations and spectral correlations. We find that for typical molecules in solution this regime corresponds to such low TPA event rates as to be unobservable in practice. Our results support the usefulness of EPP spectroscopy in atomic or other narrow-linewidth systems, while questioning the efficacy of such approaches for broadband systems including molecules in solution.
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• Abstract: While two-photon absorption (TPA) and other forms of nonlinear interactions of molecules with isolated time-frequency-entangled photon pairs (EPP) have been predicted to display a variety of fascinating effects, their potential use in practical quantum-enhanced molecular spectroscopy requires close examination. This paper presents a detailed theoretical study of quantum-enhanced TPA by both photon-number correlations and spectral correlations, including an account of the deleterious effects of dispersion. While such correlations in EPP created by spontaneous parametric down conversion can increase the TPA rate significantly in the regime of extremely low optical flux, we find that for typical molecules in solution this regime corresponds to such low TPA event rates as to be unobservable in practice. Our results support the usefulness of EPP spectroscopy in atomic or other narrow-linewidth systems, while questioning the efficacy of such approaches for broadband systems including molecules in solution.

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