Photon Number Resolving Detectors and Cameras for Quantum Plasmonics, non-Hermitian Dynamics, and Remote Sensing
Abstract
We propose to acquire research instruments that will enable photon-number-resolved measurement, characterization, and engineering of plasmonic and photonic quantum states and quantum dynamics in non-Hermitian physical systems. The instrumentation includes photon number resolving superconducting nanowire single photon detectors and quantitative CMOS camera with photon number resolving capability. These units will help us to investigate time-frequency correlations, spatial entanglement, and photon number statistics of quantum light sources; engineer photonic and plasmonic quantum states with high efficiency and fidelity; perform quantum imaging and sensing at single photon resolution; and probe quantum dynamics of non-Hermitian physical systems to understand quantum information transport and processing in the vicinity of non-Hermitian spectral degeneracies. This instrumentation will provide the infrastructure for a variety of ongoing quantum research efforts and DoD projects at Penn State University and will serve as a valuable platform for developing novel quantum functionalities. It will also be foundational for Penn State research efforts in the fields of quantum materials and light sources, quantum photonics and plasmonics, high-order topological photonics, and non-Hermiticity and parity-time symmetry.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2023
- Source ID
- W911NF2310375
Entities
People
- Şahin Kaya Özdemir
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- Pennsylvania State University
- United States Army