Arbitrary shaping of biphoton correlations using near-field frequency-to-time mapping

Hsuan Hao Lu, Ogaga D. Odele, Daniel E. Leaird, Andrew M. Weiner

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Abstract

Frequency-to-time mapping (FTM) is a technique used to mirror the spectral shape of an optical waveform in the time domain. The regular approach, based on the far-field condition, requires large amounts of dispersion for successful mapping. However, when the far-field condition is insurmountable for achieving a desired temporal profile, another technique, termed near-field FTM, can be employed to assist with the mapping. For the first time, we demonstrate a shaper-assisted near-field FTM using entangled photon pairs. By pre-modifying the two-photon spectral amplitude and phase before propagating the photon pairs through dispersion, we can achieve arbitrary temporal correlations in the near-field region.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)743-746
Number of pages4
JournalOptics Letters
Volume43
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2018
Externally publishedYes

Funding

National Science Foundation (NSF) (ECCS-1407620). We thank C. Langrock and M. M. Fejer for fabrication of the PPLN waveguides and acknowledge discussions with J. M. Lukens and P. Imany.

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