Highly efficient visible and near-IR photon pair generation with thin-film lithium niobate
arXiv:2310.07046 · doi:10.1364/OPTICAQ.507526
Abstract
Efficient on-chip entangled photon pair generation at telecom wavelengths is an integral aspect of emerging quantum optical technologies, particularly for quantum communication and computing. However, moving to shorter wavelengths enables the use of more accessible silicon detector technology and opens up applications in imaging and spectroscopy. Here, we present high brightness ( pairs/mW/nm) visible-near-IR photon pair generation in a periodically poled lithium niobate nanophotonic waveguide. The degenerate spectrum of the photon pairs is centered at 811 nm with a bandwidth of 117 nm. The measured on-chip source efficiency of pairs/mW is on par with source efficiencies at telecom wavelengths and is also orders of magnitude higher than the efficiencies of other visible sources implemented in bulk crystal or diffused waveguide-based technologies. These results represent the shortest wavelength of photon pairs generated in a nanophotonic waveguide reported to date by nearly an octave.
arXiv commentMain text: 10 pages, 6 figures; Supplementary material: 5 pages, 3 figures. Author initials updated
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