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20142026
most citedRealization of a multi-output quantum pulse gate for decoding high-dimensional temporal modes of single-photon states

60 citations · 305 across the 30 of their papers we have counts for

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32 papers

quant-ph2026

A robust framework for the comprehensive characterisation of parametric down-conversion sources

Denis A. Kopylov, Michael Stefszky, Christine Silberhorn

Reliable verification of squeezed-light sources is essential for photonic quantum technologies. High-dimensional quantum optical networks demand single-mode, pure squeezed states w…

quant-ph2026

Pathway-resolved analysis of internal conversion enabled by Gaussian boson sampling

Mikhail Roiz, Rashid Valiev, Jan-Lucas Eickmann +4

Gaussian Boson Sampling (GBS) has provided strong evidence of quantum advantage, motivating the search for real-world applications. Such applications rely on mapping physical probl…

quant-ph2026

An ultra-bright, highly-scalable, squeezed light source for hybrid quantum photonics

Kai-Hong Luo, Denis Kopylov, Florian Lütkewitte +8

Hybrid quantum photonics seeks to combine the complementary advantages of continuous- and discrete-variable quantum optics. This typically entails photon-counting measurements on e…

quant-ph2026

Macroscopic photon counting beating the Poisson noise limit

Timon Schapeler, Fabian Schlue, Isabell Mischke +4

Photon counting is a cornerstone of quantum optics. Here, we demonstrate precisely counting from 0 to over 9000 photons, beating the Poisson noise limit by at least $4.1~\mathrm{dB…

physics.optics2026

Photorefraction Management in Lithium Niobate Waveguides: High-Temperature vs. Cryogenic Solutions

Nina A. Lange, René Pollmann, Michael Rüsing +7

Lithium niobate sees widespread use in nonlinear and quantum optical devices, such as for sum- and difference-frequency generation or spontaneous parametric down-conversion. In lit…

quant-ph2025

Benchmarking Gaussian and non-Gaussian input states with a hybrid sampling platform

Michael Stefszky, Kai-Hong Luo, Jan-Lucas Eickmann +22

The original boson sampling paradigm-consisting of multiple single-photon input states, a large interferometer, and multi-channel click detection-was originally proposed as a photo…

quant-ph2025

Practical considerations for assignment of photon numbers with SNSPDs

Timon Schapeler, Isabell Mischke, Fabian Schlue +4

Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) can enable photon-number resolution (PNR) based on accurate measurements of the detector's response time to few-photon opt…

quant-ph2025

Bridging chemistry and Gaussian boson sampling: A photonic hierarchy of approximations for molecular vibronic spectra

Jan-Lucas Eickmann, Kai-Hong Luo, Mikhail Roiz +10

Simulating vibronic spectra is a central task in physical chemistry, offering insight into important properties of molecules. Recently, it has been experimentally demonstrated that…

quant-ph2025★ 1 cited

Optimizing photon-number resolution with superconducting nanowire multi-photon detectors

Timon Schapeler, Fabian Schlue, Michael Stefszky +3

In this paper we briefly review the state-of-the-art of intrinsic photon-number resolution (PNR) with superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) and will provide an…

quant-ph2025★ 4 cited

Jitter in photon-number-resolved detection by superconducting nanowires

Mariia Sidorova, Timon Schapeler, Alexej D. Semenov +5

By analyzing the physics of multi-photon absorption in superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs), we identify physical components of jitter. From this, we formulate…

quant-ph2025

Erasing Photon-Number Correlations through Hong-Ou-Mandel Interference

Fabian Schlue, Patrick Folge, Takefumi Nomura +6

A parametric down-conversion source interfering on a beam splitter can be described as both a source of entangled N00N-states or a source of independent, and thus uncorrelated sque…

quant-ph2025★ 3 cited

Spectral and temporal properties of type-II parametric down-conversion: The impact of losses during state generation

Denis A. Kopylov, Michael Stefszky, Torsten Meier +2

In this paper, we theoretically study spectral and temporal properties of pulsed spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) generated in lossy waveguides. Our theoretical approa…

quant-ph2024

Ultra-broadband non-degenerate guided-wave bi-photon source in the near and mid-infrared

Franz Roeder, Abira Gnanavel, René Pollmann +6

The latest applications in ultrafast quantum metrology require bright, broadband bi-photon sources with one of the photons in the mid-infrared and the other in the visible to near…

quant-ph2024

A scheme for fully programmable linear quantum networks based on frequency conversion

Patrick Folge, Michael Stefszky, Benjamin Brecht +1

Linear optical quantum networks, consisting of a quantum input state and a multi-port interferometer, are an important building block for many quantum technological concepts, e.g.,…

quant-ph2023★ 20 cited

How well can superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors resolve photon number?

Timon Schapeler, Niklas Lamberty, Thomas Hummel +5

We apply principal component analysis (PCA) to a set of electrical output signals from a commercially available superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD) to investiga…

quant-ph2023★ 6 cited

Measurement of ultrashort bi-photon correlation times with an integrated two-colour broadband SU(1,1)-interferometer

F. Roeder, R. Pollmann, M. Stefszky +7

The bi-photon correlation time, a measure for the conditional uncertainty in the temporal arrival of two photons from a photon pair source, is a key performance identifier for many…

quant-ph2023★ 12 cited

Fully guided and phase locked Ti:PPLN waveguide squeezing for applications in quantum sensing

Renato Domeneguetti, Michael Stefszky, Harald Herrmann +4

This work reports a fully guided setup for single-mode squeezing generation on integrated titanium-indiffused periodically poled nonlinear resonators. A continuous wave laser beam…

quant-ph2022★ 12 cited

Demonstration of Hong-Ou-Mandel interference in an LNOI directional coupler

Silia Babel, Laura Bollmers, Marcello Massaro +9

Interference between single photons is key for many quantum optics experiments and applications in quantum technologies, such as quantum communication or computation. It is advanta…

quant-ph2022

Lossy SU(1,1) interferometers in the single-photon-pair regime

Matteo Santandrea, Kai-Hong Luo, Michael Stefszky +3

The success of quantum technologies is intimately connected to the possibility of using them in real-world applications. To this aim, we study the sensing capabilities of quantum S…

quant-ph2022★ 60 cited

Realization of a multi-output quantum pulse gate for decoding high-dimensional temporal modes of single-photon states

Laura Serino, Jano Gil-Lopez, Michael Stefszky +4

Temporal modes (TMs) of photons provide an appealing high-dimensional encoding basis for quantum information. While techniques to generate TM states have been established, high-dim…

quant-ph2021★ 21 cited

Quantum optical coherence: From linear to nonlinear interferometers

K. -H. Luo, M. Santandrea, M. Stefszky +6

Interferometers provide a highly sensitive means to investigate and exploit the coherence properties of light in metrology applications. However, interferometers come in various fo…

quant-ph2020★ 24 cited

Spectrally multimode integrated SU(1,1) interferometer

Alessandro Ferreri, Matteo Santandrea, Michael Stefszky +4

Nonlinear SU(1,1) interferometers are fruitful and promising tools for spectral engineering and precise measurements with phase sensitivity below the classical bound. Such interfer…

physics.optics2020★ 5 cited

Waveguide Resonator with Integrated Phase Modulator for Second Harmonic Generation

Michael Stefszky, Matteo Santandrea, Felix vom Bruch +6

We report second harmonic generation from a titanium indiffused lithium niobate waveguide resonator device whose cavity length is locked to the fundamental pump laser using an on-c…

physics.optics2020

General analytic theory of classical collinear three wave mixing in a monolithic cavity

Matteo Santandrea, Michael Stefszky, Christine Silberhorn

Integrated, monolithic nonlinear cavities are of high interest in both classical and quantum optics experiments for their high efficiency and stability. However, a general, analyti…