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most citedTailoring nonlinear processes for quantum optics with pulsed temporal-mode encodings

148 citations · 1.1k across the 22 of their papers we have counts for

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22 papers

physics.ed-ph2026

Interactive and accessible quantum key distribution modules for introducing students to quantum science and engineering

John M. Donohue, Silas Ifeanyi, Andrew Chisholm +11

Teaching key concepts in quantum information science and technology benefits from hands-on activities that can engage students at all levels, especially high-school and undergradua…

physics.ed-ph2026

USEQIP: Outcomes and experiences from 17 years of undergraduate summer schools in experimental quantum information science

John M Donohue, Michael J Grabowecky, George Nichols +6

To grow the quantum information science and technology workforce, opportunities for students to gain experiential learning and build a sense of belonging in the broader community a…

physics.ed-ph2021★ 12 cited

Building a Quantum Engineering Undergraduate Program

Abraham Asfaw, Alexandre Blais, Kenneth R. Brown +34

The rapidly growing quantum information science and engineering (QISE) industry will require both quantum-aware and quantum-proficient engineers at the bachelor's level. We provide…

quant-ph2020★ 62 cited

Achieving the ultimate quantum timing resolution

Vahid Ansari, Benjamin Brecht, Jano Gil-López +5

Accurate time-delay measurement is at the core of many modern technologies. Here, we present a temporal-mode demultiplexing scheme that achieves the ultimate quantum precision for…

quant-ph2020★ 11 cited

Remotely projecting states of photonic temporal modes

Vahid Ansari, John M. Donohue, Benjamin Brecht +1

Two-photon time-frequency entanglement is a valuable resource in quantum information. Resolving the wavepacket of ultrashort pulsed single-photons, however, is a challenge. Here, w…

quant-ph2018★ 12 cited

Pulse shaping using dispersion-engineered difference frequency generation

Markus Allgaier, Vahid Ansari, John Matthew Donohue +5

The temporal-mode (TM) basis is a prime candidate to perform high-dimensional quantum encoding. Quantum frequency conversion has been employed as a tool to perform tomographic anal…

quant-ph2018★ 66 cited

High-performance source of spectrally pure, polarization entangled photon pairs based on hybrid integrated-bulk optics

Evan Meyer-Scott, Nidhin Prasannan, Christof Eigner +4

Entangled photon pair sources based on bulk optics are approaching optimal design and implementation, with high state fidelities, spectral purities and heralding efficiencies, but…

quant-ph2018★ 95 cited

Quantum-limited time-frequency estimation through mode-selective photon measurement

John M. Donohue, Vahid Ansari, Jaroslav Řeháček +5

By projecting onto complex optical mode profiles, it is possible to estimate arbitrarily small separations between objects with quantum-limited precision, free of uncertainty arisi…

quant-ph2018★ 21 cited

Ultrafast quantum interferometry with energy-time entangled photons

Jean-Philippe W. MacLean, John M. Donohue, Kevin J. Resch

Many quantum advantages in metrology and communication arise from interferometric phenomena. Such phenomena can occur on ultrafast time scales, particularly when energy-time entang…

quant-ph2018★ 148 cited

Tailoring nonlinear processes for quantum optics with pulsed temporal-mode encodings

Vahid Ansari, John M. Donohue, Benjamin Brecht +1

The time-frequency degree of freedom is a powerful resource for implementing high-dimensional quantum information processing. In particular, field-orthogonal pulsed temporal modes…

quant-ph2017★ 51 cited

Heralded generation of high-purity ultrashort single photons in programmable temporal shapes

Vahid Ansari, Emanuele Roccia, Matteo Santandrea +9

We experimentally demonstrate a source of nearly pure single photons in arbitrary temporal shapes heralded from a parametric down-conversion (PDC) source at telecom wavelengths. Th…

quant-ph2017★ 137 cited

Direct characterization of ultrafast energy-time entangled photon pairs

Jean-Philippe W. MacLean, John M. Donohue, Kevin J. Resch

Energy-time entangled photons are critical in many quantum optical phenomena and have emerged as important elements in quantum information protocols. Entanglement in this degree of…

quant-ph2017★ 8 cited

Streak-camera measurements of single photons at telecom wavelength

Markus Allgaier, Vahid Ansari, Christof Eigner +8

Up to this point streak-cameras have been a powerful tool for temporal characterization of ultrafast light pulses even at the single photon level. However, the low signal-to-noise…

quant-ph2016★ 80 cited

Tomography and Purification of the Temporal-Mode Structure of Quantum Light

Vahid Ansari, John M. Donohue, Markus Allgaier +6

High-dimensional quantum information processing promises capabilities beyond the current state of the art, but addressing individual information-carrying modes presents a significa…

quant-ph2016★ 38 cited

Spectrally engineering photonic entanglement with a time lens

John M. Donohue, Morgan Mastrovich, Kevin J. Resch

In the same manner that free-space propagation and curved glass lenses are used to shape the spatial properties of light, a combination of chromatic dispersion and devices known as…

physics.atom-ph2016★ 12 cited

Precision measurement of the nuclear polarization in laser-cooled, optically pumped

Benjamin Fenker, John A. Behr, Dan Melconian +18

We report a measurement of the nuclear polarization of laser-cooled, optically-pumped atoms which will allow us to precisely measure angular correlation parameter…

quant-ph2015★ 54 cited

Identifying Nonconvexity in the Sets of Limited-Dimension Quantum Correlations

John Matthew Donohue, Elie Wolfe

Quantum theory is known to be nonlocal in the sense that separated parties can perform measurements on a shared quantum state to obtain correlated probability distributions, which…

quant-ph2014★ 31 cited

Theory of high-efficiency sum-frequency generation for single-photon waveform conversion

John M. Donohue, Michael D. Mazurek, Kevin J. Resch

The optimal properties for single photons may vary drastically between different quantum technologies. Along with central frequency conversion, control over photonic temporal wavef…

quant-ph2014★ 30 cited

Ultrafast time-division demultiplexing of polarization-entangled photons

John M. Donohue, Jonathan Lavoie, Kevin J. Resch

Maximizing the information transmission rate through quantum channels is essential for practical implementation of quantum communication. Time-division multiplexing is an approach…

quant-ph2013★ 125 cited

Spectral compression of single photons

Jonathan Lavoie, John M. Donohue, Logan G. Wright +2

Photons are critical to quantum technologies since they can be used for virtually all quantum information tasks: in quantum metrology, as the information carrier in photonic quantu…

quant-ph2013★ 99 cited

Coherent ultrafast measurement of time-bin encoded photons

John M. Donohue, Megan Agnew, Jonathan Lavoie +1

Time-bin encoding is a robust form of optical quantum information, especially for transmission in optical fibers. To read out the information, the separation of the time bins must…

quant-ph2013★ 18 cited

Reliable Entanglement Verification

Juan Miguel Arrazola, Oleg Gittsovich, John Matthew Donohue +3

Any experiment attempting to verify the presence of entanglement in a physical system can only generate a finite amount of data. The statement that entanglement was present in the…