Nonlinear optical signals and spectroscopy with quantum light

KE Dorfman, F Schlawin, S Mukamel - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2016 - APS
Conventional nonlinear spectroscopy uses classical light to detect matter properties through
the variation of its response with frequencies or time delays. Quantum light opens up new …

Sensitive mid-infrared detection in wide-bandgap semiconductors using extreme non-degenerate two-photon absorption

DA Fishman, CM Cirloganu, S Webster, LA Padilha… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
Identifying strong and fast nonlinearities for today's photonic applications is an ongoing
effort. Materials,,, and devices,,, are typically sought to achieve increasing nonlinear …

Mid-infrared single-photon upconversion spectroscopy based on temporal-spectral quantum correlation

Y Cai, Y Chen, X Xin, K Huang, E Wu - Photonics Research, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Promoting the sensitivity of mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy to the single-photon level is a
critical need for investigating photosensitive biological samples and chemical reactions. MIR …

Single-photon detection and its applications

Y Liang, HP Zeng - Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy, 2014 - Springer
A single-photon detector is an extremely sensitive device capable of registering photons,
offering essential technical support for optics quantum information applications. We review …

Infrared chemical imaging through non-degenerate two-photon absorption in silicon-based cameras

D Knez, AM Hanninen, RC Prince, EO Potma… - Light: Science & …, 2020 - nature.com
Chemical imaging based on mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopic contrast is an important
technique with a myriad of applications, including biomedical imaging and environmental …

Passive all-optical synchronization for polarization-maintaining mode-locked fiber lasers

K Huang, J Zeng, J Gan, Q Hao, M Yan, H Zeng - Optics Express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
We have proposed and implemented for the first time to our knowledge a passive and all-
optical pulse synchronization for polarization-maintaining fiber lasers. Specifically, the …

Low-noise synchronized mid-infrared upconversion spectrometer with a large spectral coverage

Y Chen, Y Cai, X Xin, X Wang, K Huang… - Applied Physics Letters, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Mid-infrared (MIR) frequency upconversion presents a powerful tool for MIR photon
detection at room temperature. However, the introduction of strong pump light will …

Few-photon-level two-dimensional infrared imaging by coincidence frequency upconversion

K Huang, X Gu, H Pan, E Wu, H Zeng - Applied Physics Letters, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
We demonstrate few-photon-level infrared imaging at 1040 nm by coincidence frequency
upconversion with a high conversion efficiency of 33.5%. By synchronous pulse pumping at …

Ultrasensitive mid-infrared up-conversion imaging at few-photon level

Q Zhou, K Huang, H Pan, E Wu, H Zeng - Applied Physics Letters, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
We demonstrated few-photon-level mid-infrared imaging at 3.39 μm by efficient frequency
up-conversion. The quantum frequency up-conversion efficiency of mid-infrared photons …

Three-dimensional IR imaging with uncooled GaN photodiodes using nondegenerate two-photon absorption

HS Pattanaik, M Reichert, DJ Hagan… - Optics …, 2016 - opg.optica.org
We utilize the recently demonstrated orders of magnitude enhancement of extremely
nondegenerate two-photon absorption in direct-gap semiconductor photodiodes to perform …