Optimizing brightness of SPDC source in Laguerre-Gaussian modes using type-0 periodically-poled nonlinear crystal

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2506.10385v2
• Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2025 23:25:12 GMT
• Title: Optimizing brightness of SPDC source in Laguerre-Gaussian modes using type-0 periodically-poled nonlinear crystal
• Authors: Jungmo Lee, Kyungdeuk Park, Dongkyu Kim, Yonggi Jo, Dong-Gil Im, Yong Sup Ihn,
• Abstract summary: Photon pairs generated via spontaneous parametric down-conversion can exhibit entanglement in the Laguerre-Gaussian mode basis.<n>For such free-space quantum communication, the brightness of the quantum light source plays an important role due to the atmospheric turbulence and photon loss.<n>In this study, we examine the spectrum of photon pairs in specific LG modes generated by a type-0 ppKTP crystal.
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• Abstract: Photon pairs generated via spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) can exhibit entanglement in the Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) mode basis, which enables high-dimensional free-space quantum communication by exploiting the high-dimensional space spanned by the LG modes. For such free-space quantum communication, the brightness of the quantum light source plays an important role due to the atmospheric turbulence and photon loss. A variety of studies have analyzed the SPDC brightness by decomposing biphoton states into LG modes, but they have often relied on a degenerate state, a narrow spectral bandwidth approximation, or a thin crystal approximation. However, these approaches are unsuitable for non-degenerate type-0 SPDC with a periodicallypoled nonlinear crystal, which offers higher brightness due to its superior nonlinear coefficients. In this study, we examine the spectrum of photon pairs in specific LG modes generated by a type-0 ppKTP crystal whileavoiding the constraints imposed by the aforementioned assumptions. In addition, we investigate the optimal focal parameters of the pump, signal, and idler to maximize the brightness for a given LG mode. Our findings show that it is not feasible to simultaneously optimize the brightness for different LG modes with a single pump focal parameter. The results of this study provide a comprehensive framework for developing highbrightness quantum light sources and contribute to the advancement of high-dimensional free-space quantum communication.

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