Coherent control of photon pairs via quantum interference between second- and third-order quantum nonlinear processes

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.18746v1
• Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:06:57 GMT
• Title: Coherent control of photon pairs via quantum interference between second- and third-order quantum nonlinear processes
• Authors: Alessia Stefano, Samuel E. Fontaine, J. E. Sipe, Marco Liscidini,
• Abstract summary: We present an all-optical analogue of coherent carrier injection by exploiting interference between second- and third-order quantum nonlinear processes.<n>Results identify interference between nonlinear processes of different order as a distinct form of coherent quantum control within quantum nonlinear optics.
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• Abstract: Genuine quantum interference between independent nonlinear processes of different order provides a route to coherent control that cannot be reduced to a classical field interference. Here we present an all-optical analogue of coherent carrier injection by exploiting interference between second- and third-order quantum nonlinear processes in an integrated photonic platform. Photon pairs generated via spontaneous parametric down-conversion and spontaneous four-wave mixing coherently contribute to the same final two-photon state, resulting in a phase-dependent modulation of both the generation rate and the spectral structure of the emitted biphoton state. We illustrate the features of such interference and how it can be used to shape biphoton wavefunctions and their quantum correlations. These results identify interference between nonlinear processes of different order as a distinct form of coherent quantum control within quantum nonlinear optics.

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