Control of Two-Photon Absorption using Phase-Modulated Collinear Type-I Degenerate Parametric Down-Conversion

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea T. Joseph ◽  
Roger Andrews
Keyword(s):  
Photon Absorption ◽  
Type I ◽  
Two Photon Absorption ◽  
Two Photon ◽  
Parametric Down Conversion ◽  
Down Conversion

scholarly journals How to optimize the absorption of two entangled photons

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edoardo Carnio ◽  
Andreas Buchleitner ◽  
Frank Schlawin
Keyword(s):  
Pulse Shaping ◽  
Absorption Efficiency ◽  
Photon Absorption ◽  
Spatial Light Modulators ◽  
Schmidt Decomposition ◽  
Maximum Enhancement ◽  
Two Photon Absorption ◽  
Two Photon ◽  
Light Modulators ◽  
Down Conversion

We investigate how entanglement can enhance two-photon absorption in a three-level system. First, we employ the Schmidt decomposition to determine the entanglement properties of the optimal two-photon state to drive such a transition, and the maximum enhancement which can be achieved in comparison to the optimal classical pulse. We then adapt the optimization problem to realistic experimental constraints, where photon pairs from a down-conversion source are manipulated by local operations such as spatial light modulators. We derive optimal pulse shaping functions to enhance the absorption efficiency, and compare the maximal enhancement achievable by entanglement to the yield of optimally shaped, separable pulses.

Dispersive Broadening of Two-photon Wave Packets Generated via Type-I and Type-II Spontaneous Parametric Down-conversion

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 (11) ◽  
pp. 1650-1656
Author(s):  
Kang-Hee Hong ◽  
So-Young Baek ◽  
Osung Kwon ◽  
Yoon-Ho Kim
Keyword(s):  
Wave Packets ◽  
Type I ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Two Photon ◽  
Parametric Down Conversion ◽  
Down Conversion

scholarly journals Towards Heralded Two-Photon Absorption and Two-Photon Excited Fluorescence for Quantum Microscopy and Spectroscopy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Jechow
Keyword(s):  
Single Photon ◽  
Entanglement Swapping ◽  
Fixed Number ◽  
Photon Absorption ◽  
Sum Frequency ◽  
Two Photon Absorption ◽  
Two Photon ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Quantum Technology ◽  
Down Conversion

The interaction between single or a fixed number of photons with a single absorber is of fundamental interest in quantum technology. The harnessing of light matter interactions at the single particle limit has several potential applications ranging from quantum communication and quantum metrology to quantum imaging. In this letter, a setup for heralded two-photon absorption at the single absorber level is proposed. The setup is based on a heralded two-photon source utilizing spontaneous parametric down-conversion, entanglement swapping and sum frequency generation for joint detection. The feasibility of the scheme is discussed by reviewing recent achievements in utilizing entangled and correlated photons for two-photon absorption as well as single photon absorption experiments at the limit of single absorbers in the context of applications in imaging (here mainly microscopy) and spectroscopy.

Second order interference in two photon absorption

1996 ◽  
Vol 43 (9) ◽  
pp. 1765-1771 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. W. HAMILTON and D. S. ELLIOTT
Keyword(s):  
Second Order ◽  
Photon Absorption ◽  
Two Photon Absorption ◽  
Two Photon
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