Nonlinear quantum spectroscopy with Parity-Time symmetric integrated circuits

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2203.08703v1
• Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:52:45 GMT
• Title: Nonlinear quantum spectroscopy with Parity-Time symmetric integrated circuits
• Authors: Pawan Kumar, Sina Saravi, Thomas Pertsch, Frank Setzpfandt, Andrey A. Sukhorukov
• Abstract summary: We propose a novel quantum nonlinear interferometer design that incorporates a passive PT symmetric coupler sandwiched between two nonlinear sections. We identify a new phenomenon of sharp signal intensity fringe shift at critical idler loss values, which is distinct from the previously studied PT-symmetry breaking.
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• Abstract: We propose a novel quantum nonlinear interferometer design that incorporates a passive PT symmetric coupler sandwiched between two nonlinear sections where signal-idler photon pairs are generated. The PT-symmetry enables efficient coupling of the longer-wavelength idler photons and facilitates the sensing of losses in the second waveguide exposed to analyte under investigation, whose absorption can be inferred by measuring only the signal intensity at a shorter wavelength where efficient detectors are readily available. Remarkably, we identify a new phenomenon of sharp signal intensity fringe shift at critical idler loss values, which is distinct from the previously studied PT-symmetry breaking. We discuss how such unconventional properties arising from quantum interference can provide a route to enhancing the sensing of analytes and facilitate broadband spectroscopy applications in integrated photonic platforms.

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