2015/10/08 by Jian Wang, Peng-YinJie Lv, Wang, Jian +18
Computer Science · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Photonic and Optical Devices #Quantum Information and Cryptography #Quantum Physics (quant-ph) #Quantum optics and atomic interactions #quant-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1510.02199
5 pages, 5 figures, comments welcome
arxiv created 2015/10/08 · openalex publication_date 2015/10/08 · arxiv updated 2015/10/09 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In a hybrid quantum network, linking two kinds of quantum nodes through photonic channels requires excellent matching of central frequency and bandwidth between both nodes and their interfacing photons. However, pre-existing photon sources can not fulfill this requirement. Using a novel conjoined double-cavity strategy, we report the generation of nondegenerate narrow-band photon pairs by cavity-enhanced spontaneous parametric down-conversion. The central frequencies and bandwidths of the signal and idler photons are independently set to match with trapped ions and solid-state quantum memories. With this source we achieve the bandwidths and central frequencies of 4 MHz at 935 nm and 5 MHz at 880 nm for the signal and idler photons respectively, with a normalized spectrum brightness of 4.9/s/MHz/mW. Due to the ability of being independently locked to two different wavelenghts, the conjoined double-cavity is universally suitable for hybrid quantum network consisting of various quantum nodes.