Tunable N-level EIT: Deterministic Generation of Optical States with Negative Wigner Function

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2503.12169v1
• Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2025 15:18:50 GMT
• Title: Tunable N-level EIT: Deterministic Generation of Optical States with Negative Wigner Function
• Authors: Sutapa Ghosh, Alexey Gorlach, Chen Mechel, Maria V. Chekhova, Ido Kaminer, Gadi Eisenstein,
• Abstract summary: Strong optical nonlinearities are key to a range of technologies, particularly in the generation of photonic quantum states.<n>We propose and demonstrate an N-level EIT scheme, created by an optical frequency comb that excites a warm rubidium vapor.<n>N-level EIT enables the direct generation of photonic quantum states without requiring postselection.
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• Abstract: Strong optical nonlinearities are key to a range of technologies, particularly in the generation of photonic quantum states. The strongest nonlinearity in hot atomic vapors originates from electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT), which, while effective, often lacks tunability and suffers from significant losses due to atomic absorption. We propose and demonstrate an N-level EIT scheme, created by an optical frequency comb that excites a warm rubidium vapor. The massive number of comb lines simultaneously drive numerous transitions that interfere constructively to induce a giant and highly tunable cross-Kerr optical nonlinearity. The obtained third-order nonlinearity values range from $1.2 \times 10^{-7}$ to $7.7 \times 10^{-7}$ $m^2 V^{-2}$. Above and beyond that, the collective N-level interference can be optimized by phase shaping the comb lines using a spectral phase mask. Each nonlinearity value can then be tuned over a wide range, from 40\% to 250\% of the initial strength. We utilize the nonlinearity to demonstrate squeezing by self polarization rotation of CW signals that co-propagate with the pump and are tuned to one of the EIT transparent regions. Homodyne measurements reveal a quadrature squeezing level of 3.5 dB at a detuning of 640 MHz. When tuned closer to an atomic resonance, the nonlinearity is significantly enhanced while maintaining low losses, resulting in the generation of non-Gaussian cubic phase states. These states exhibit negative regions in their Wigner functions, a hallmark of quantum behavior. Consequently, N-level EIT enables the direct generation of photonic quantum states without requiring postselection.

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