Efficient polarisation-preserving frequency conversion from a trapped-ion-compatible wavelength to the telecom C band

Abstract

We demonstrate polarisation-preserving frequency conversion of single-photon-level light at 854 nm, resonant with a trapped-ion transition and qubit, to the 1550-nm telecom C band. A total photon in / fiber-coupled photon out efficiency of $\sim$ 30 % is achieved, for a free-running photon noise rate of $\sim$ 60 Hz. This performance would enable telecom conversion of 854-nm polarisation qubits, produced in existing trapped-ion systems, with a signal-to-noise ratio greater than 1. In combination with near-future trapped-ion systems, our converter would enable the observation of entanglement between an ion and a photon that has travelled more than 100 km in optical fiber: three orders of magnitude further than the state-of-the-art.

20 pages, 5 figures

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