Mode Selection in Quantum Nonlinear Optics Using Optical Resonators

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2509.23892v2
• Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:10:45 GMT
• Title: Mode Selection in Quantum Nonlinear Optics Using Optical Resonators
• Authors: Xin Chen,
• Abstract summary: We present new applications of optical resonators as mode selectors in nonlinear processes.<n>First, we show that cavity-enhanced spontaneous down-conversion can generate spectrally uncorrelated photon pairs with improved decorrelation and wavelength flexibility.<n>Second, we demonstrate that a cavity-assisted sum-frequency generation process realizes a quantum pulse gate with high-resolution temporal-mode selectivity and precise spectral control.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Nonlinear optics underpins quantum photonics by enabling the generation and control of quantum states of light. We present new applications of optical resonators as mode selectors in nonlinear processes. First, we show that cavity-enhanced spontaneous parametric down-conversion can generate spectrally uncorrelated photon pairs with improved decorrelation and wavelength flexibility. Second, we demonstrate that a cavity-assisted sum-frequency generation process realizes a quantum pulse gate with high-resolution temporal-mode selectivity and precise spectral control. Our theoretical framework provides a general methodology for analyzing cavity-enhanced nonlinear processes and highlights the versatility of optical resonators as powerful tools for engineering quantum light.

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