[HTML][HTML] High-efficiency second-order nonlinear processes in an optical microfibre assisted by few-layer GaSe

B Jiang, Z Hao, Y Ji, Y Hou, R Yi, D Mao… - Light: Science & …, 2020 - nature.com
The centrosymmetric nature of silica fibre precludes the realisation of second-order
nonlinear processes in optical fibre systems. Recently, the integration of 2D materials with …

Direct generation of polarization-entangled photon pairs in a poled fiber

EY Zhu, Z Tang, L Qian, LG Helt, M Liscidini, JE Sipe… - Physical review …, 2012 - APS
We experimentally demonstrate the direct generation of polarization-entangled photon pairs
in an optical fiber at room temperature by exploiting type-II phase-matched spontaneous …

[HTML][HTML] Broadband 200-nm second-harmonic generation in silicon in the telecom band

N Singh, M Raval, A Ruocco, MR Watts - Light: Science & Applications, 2020 - nature.com
Silicon is well known for its strong third-order optical nonlinearity, exhibiting efficient
supercontinuum and four-wave mixing processes. A strong second-order effect that is …

[HTML][HTML] Biphoton shaping with cascaded entangled-photon sources

A Riazi, C Chen, EY Zhu, AV Gladyshev… - npj Quantum …, 2019 - nature.com
Quantum entanglement is an integral part of quantum optics and has been exploited in
areas such as computation, cryptography and metrology. The entanglement between …

Toward a reconfigurable quantum network enabled by a broadband entangled source

EY Zhu, C Corbari, A Gladyshev, PG Kazansky, HK Lo… - JOSA B, 2019 - opg.optica.org
We present a proof-of-principle experimental demonstration of a reconfigurable
entanglement distribution scheme utilizing a poled fiber-based source of broadband …

Turn-key diode-pumped all-fiber broadband polarization-entangled photon source

C Chen, A Riazi, EY Zhu, M Ng, AV Gladyshev… - OSA …, 2018 - opg.optica.org
In this article, we report a compact, low-power laser diode-pumped, all-fiber polarization-
entangled photon pair source based on periodically-poled silica fiber technology. The all …

Poled-fiber source of broadband polarization-entangled photon pairs

EY Zhu, Z Tang, L Qian, LG Helt, M Liscidini, JE Sipe… - Optics letters, 2013 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate broadband polarization-entangled photon pair generation in a poled fiber
phase matched for Type II downconversion in the 1.5 μm telecom band. Even with signal …

Thermal poling of silica optical fibers using liquid electrodes

F De Lucia, DW Keefer, C Corbari, PJA Sazio - Optics letters, 2017 - opg.optica.org
Thermal poling is a well-known technique for inducing second-order nonlinearities in
centrosymmetric silica optical fibers. However, some 25 years since its discovery, there still …

Thermal poling of alkaline earth boroaluminosilicate glasses with intrinsically high dielectric breakdown strength

NJ Smith, MT Lanagan, CG Pantano - Journal of Applied Physics, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
Per the rectification model of thermal poling, it has been proposed that intrinsic breakdown
strength plays a strong limiting role in the internal DC fields supported by the glass from the …

Broadband fiber-based entangled photon-pair source at telecom O-band

C Chen, C Xu, A Riazi, EY Zhu, AV Gladyshev… - Optics Letters, 2021 - opg.optica.org
In this Letter, we report a polarization-entangled photon-pair source based on type-II
spontaneous parametric downconversion at telecom O-band in periodically poled silica fiber …