Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 11, 1116012(2024)

Beamlike Quantum Light Source Based on Lithium Niobate Crystal at 3.2 μm Wavelength Band (Invited)

Shixin You, Chenzhi Yuan, and Ruibo Jin*
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  • Hubei Key Laboratory of Optical Information and Pattern Recognition, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, Hubei, China
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    Lithium niobate crystal satisfies the group-velocity-matching condition in 3.2 μm wavelength band, enabling the generation of spectrally uncorrelated biphotons through spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC). However, under this condition, the biphotons typically exhibit an annular distribution in the spatial domain, resulting in reduced photon collection efficiency and diminished source brightness. Therefore, achieving the frequency-uncorrelated and spatial-single-mode states has become an urgent problem that needs to be addressed. In this study, through theoretical calculations and numerical simulations, the spatial distribution of biphotons was optimized.It was found that under specific wavelength and temperature conditions, the two-photons generated in SPDC by periodically polarized lithium niobate and custom polarized lithium niobate can exhibit a beam like distribution in space, with Schmidt number of 1.170 and 1.150. This approach offers a solution for quantum optical experiments in the mid-infrared wavelength range, by providing quantum light sources with frequency-uncorrelated and spatial single-mode characteristics.

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    Shixin You, Chenzhi Yuan, Ruibo Jin. Beamlike Quantum Light Source Based on Lithium Niobate Crystal at 3.2 μm Wavelength Band (Invited)[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(11): 1116012

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    Paper Information

    Category: Materials

    Received: Feb. 26, 2024

    Accepted: Apr. 28, 2024

    Published Online: Jun. 17, 2024

    The Author Email: Ruibo Jin (jin@wit.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP240742

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP240742

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