Tailoring nonlinear processes for quantum optics with pulsed temporal-mode encodings

V Ansari, JM Donohue, B Brecht, C Silberhorn - Optica, 2018 - opg.optica.org
The time-frequency degree of freedom is a powerful resource for implementing high-
dimensional quantum information processing. In particular, field-orthogonal pulsed temporal …

Beyond photon pairs—nonlinear quantum photonics in the high-gain regime: a tutorial

N Quesada, LG Helt, M Menotti, M Liscidini… - Advances in Optics and …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Integrated optical devices will play a central role in the future development of nonlinear
quantum photonics. Here we consider the generation of nonclassical states of light within …

Temporal modes in quantum optics: then and now

MG Raymer, IA Walmsley - Physica Scripta, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We review the concepts of temporal modes (TMs) in quantum optics, highlighting Roy
Glauber's crucial and historic contributions to their development, and their growing …

Squeezing and quantum state engineering with Josephson travelling wave amplifiers

AL Grimsmo, A Blais - npj Quantum Information, 2017 - nature.com
We develop a quantum theory describing the input–output properties of Josephson traveling
wave parametric amplifiers. This allows us to show how such a device can be used as a …

Scalable squeezed-light source for continuous-variable quantum sampling

Z Vernon, N Quesada, M Liscidini, B Morrison… - Physical Review …, 2019 - APS
We propose a squeezed-light source meeting the stringent requirements of continuous-
variable quantum sampling. Using the time-dependent effective second-order nonlinear …

Shaping the joint spectrum of down-converted photons through optimized custom poling

A Dosseva, Ł Cincio, AM Brańczyk - Physical Review A, 2016 - APS
We present a scheme for engineering the joint spectrum of photon pairs created via
spontaneous parametric down-conversion. Our method relies on customizing the poling …

Waveguided sources of consistent, single-temporal-mode squeezed light: The good, the bad, and the ugly

M Houde, N Quesada - AVS Quantum Science, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We study theoretically how the brightness of the pumps, with fixed profiles, affects the
temporal mode structure of squeezed states generated by fixed parametric waveguided …

Circuit quantum electrodynamic model of dissipative-dispersive Josephson traveling-wave parametric amplifiers

Y Yuan, M Haider, JA Russer, P Russer, C Jirauschek - Physical Review A, 2023 - APS
We present a quantum-mechanical model for a four-wave-mixing Josephson traveling-wave
parametric amplifier including substrate losses and associated thermal fluctuations. Under …

Understanding high-gain twin-beam sources using cascaded stimulated emission

G Triginer, MD Vidrighin, N Quesada, A Eckstein… - Physical Review X, 2020 - APS
We present a new method for the spectral characterization of pulsed twin-beam sources in
the high-gain regime, using cascaded stimulated emission. We show an implementation of …

Properties of bright squeezed vacuum at increasing brightness

PR Sharapova, G Frascella, M Riabinin, AM Pérez… - Physical Review …, 2020 - APS
A bright squeezed vacuum (BSV) is a nonclassical macroscopic state of light, which is
generated through high-gain parametric down-conversion or four-wave mixing. Although the …