Quantum frequency conversion of memory-compatible single photons from 606 nm to the telecom C-band

Abstract

We report on quantum frequency conversion of memory-compatible narrow-bandwidth photons at 606 nm to the telecom C-band at 1552nm. The 200ns long photons, compatible with Praseodymium-based solid-state quantum memories are frequency converted using a single-step difference frequency generation process in a periodically poled Lithium Niobate waveguide. We characterize the noise processes involved in the conversion and by applying strong spectral filtering of the noise, we demonstrate high signal-to-noise ratio conversion at the single photon level (SNR$>$100 for a mean input photon number per pulse of 1). We finally observe that a memory compatible heralded single photon with a bandwidth of 1.8MHz, obtained from a spontaneous parametric down conversion pair source, still shows a strong non-classical behavior after conversion. We first demonstrate that correlations between heralding and converted heralded photons stay in the non-classical regime. Moreover, we measured the heralded autocorrelation function of the heralded photon using the converter device as a frequency-domain beam splitter, yielding a value of $0.19\pm 0.07$. The presented work represents a step towards the connection of several quantum memory systems emitting narrow-band visible photons to the telecommunication wavelengths.

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