Frequency Conversion of Single Photons: Physics, Devices, and Applications

Abstract

The ability to manipulate the carrier frequency of quantum states of light, through a process called quantum frequency conversion (QFC), has numerous applications for both technology and basic science. For example, one can upconvert a single-photonlevel signal in the 1.5- m telecommunications band (where single-photon detection has been challenging) to a visible wavelength to take advantage of well-developed single-photon detectors based on silicon avalanche photodiodes. On the more fundamental side, the manipulation of a single photon's frequency may enable the construction of networks of dissimilar quantum systems, whereby one can imagine generating many-body entangled quantum states over vast distances.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA565782

Entities

People

  • Jason S. Pelc

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communication Systems
  • Crystal Lattice Vibrations
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Nonlinear Optics
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Information
  • Quantum Properties
  • Repetition Rate
  • Wave Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Quantum Computing