Room-temperature amplified transduction of infrared to visible photons

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2411.10677v1
• Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 02:53:21 GMT
• Title: Room-temperature amplified transduction of infrared to visible photons
• Authors: Gibeom Son, Songky Moon, Seunghoon Oh, Junseo Ha, Kyungwon An,
• Abstract summary: We report an experimental demonstration of transduction of 1500-nm photons to 553-nm photons at room temperature using barium atoms of a three-level $Lambda$ system. In our experiment conducted in free space, we could amplify the visible photons, achieving an internal efficiency of 1.49, exceeding unity. The present work is a step forward for the integration of quantum devices at different energy levels as well as for the development of efficient infrared-photon detectors.
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• Abstract: Frequency transduction, which converts photons from one energy level to another, provides a way to bridge different quantum devices. The frequency transduction has been studied across various systems and frequency ranges, depending on the applications. In particular, infrared photons are ideal for long-distance communication, but their detection efficiency is often low. Converting infrared photons to visible light, where affordable detectors with high quantum efficiency are widely available, would offer significant advantages. Here, we report an experimental demonstration of transduction of 1500-nm photons to 553-nm photons at room temperature using barium atoms of a three-level $\Lambda$ system. In our experiment conducted in free space, we could amplify the visible photons, achieving an internal efficiency of 1.49, exceeding unity. We also observed that the minimum transduction bandwidth is determined by the total decay rate of the excited state in the $\Lambda$-type energy levels. Moreover, we propose ways to improve the internal efficiency by 200-fold and to implement polarization-sensitive transduction in our scheme to be applicable in quantum information. The present work is a step forward for the integration of quantum devices at different energy levels as well as for the development of efficient infrared-photon detectors.

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