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Mid-infrared spectrally-uncorrelated biphotons generation from doped PPLN: a theoretical investigation

URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2012.09352v1
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 01:54:39 GMT
Title: Mid-infrared spectrally-uncorrelated biphotons generation from doped PPLN: a theoretical investigation
Authors: Bei Wei, Wu-Hao Cai, Chunling Ding, Guang-Wei Deng, Ryosuke Shimizu, Qiang Zhou, Rui-Bo Jin
Abstract summary: We theoretically investigate the preparation of spectrally-uncorrelated biphotons from a spontaneous down-conversion process using doped LN crystals. It is found that the doping ratio has a substantial impact on the group-velocity-matching (GVM) wavelengths. The spectrally uncorrelated biphotons can be used to prepare pure single-photon source and entangled photon source.
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Abstract: We theoretically investigate the preparation of mid-infrared (MIR) spectrally-uncorrelated biphotons from a spontaneous parametric down-conversion process using doped LN crystals, including MgO doped LN, ZnO doped LN, and In2O3 doped ZnLN with doping ratio from 0 to 7 mol%. The tilt angle of the phase-matching function and the corresponding poling period are calculated under type-II, type-I, and type-0 phase-matching conditions. We also calculate the thermal properties of the doped LN crystals and their performance in Hong-Ou-Mandel interference. It is found that the doping ratio has a substantial impact on the group-velocity-matching (GVM) wavelengths. Especially, the GVM2 wavelength of co-doped InZnLN crystal has a tunable range of 678.7 nm, which is much broader than the tunable range of less than 100 nm achieved by the conventional method of adjusting the temperature. It can be concluded that the doping ratio can be utilized as a degree of freedom to manipulate the biphoton state. The spectrally uncorrelated biphotons can be used to prepare pure single-photon source and entangled photon source, which may have promising applications for quantum-enhanced sensing, imaging, and communications at the MIR range.

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