Abstract
Manipulation of quantum optical pulses, such as single photons or entangled photon pairs, enables numerous applications, from quantum communications and networking to enhanced sensing. Common methods to shape laser pulses based upon filtering or amplification cannot be employed with quantum light pulses as these approaches introduce detrimental loss and noise to the system. Here, methods to control and measure quantum light pulses based upon deterministic application of targeted phases in time and frequency domains are reviewed, along with recent demonstrations of quantum applications.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 2000150 |
| Journal | Advanced Quantum Technologies |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| Early online date | 23 Jul 2021 |
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| Publication status | Published - 30 Sept 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors are grateful for many fruitful discussions regarding the topic of temporal mode manipulation over the past decade with our colleagues. Particularly we thank James Ashby, Konrad Banaszek, Benjamin Brecht, Claude Fabre, Ali Golestani, Michał Jachura, Michał Mikołajczyk, Czesław Radzewicz, Michael Raymer, Christine Silberhorn, Nicolas Treps, Ian Walmsley and Adam Widomski. BJS acknowledges financial support from NSF Award Numbers 1620822 and 1839216, while MK and FS from First TEAM program of the Foundation for Polish Science (Project No. POIR.04.04.00‐00‐5E00/18), co‐financed by the European Union under the European Regional Development Fund.
Keywords
- frequency shift
- pulse compression
- pulse shaping
- quantum information
- quantum network
- quantum optics
- quantum state tomography
- temporal modes
- time–frequency conversion
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Computational Theory and Mathematics
- Mathematical Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering