Measuring the Wave- Measuring the Wave- Function Function of Broadband Bi-Photons of Broadband Bi-Photons Yaakov Shaked, Roey Pomeranz, Avi Pe’er Rafi Vered, Lena Kirjner, Michael Rosenbluh Physics Dept. and BINA center for nanotechnology, Bar Ilan University FRISNO 2013, Ein Gedi $$ ISF, EU-IRG, Kahn Foundation How to make a Ti:Sapphire laser tap- dance – Posters M17, T23
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Measuring the Wave-FunctionMeasuring the Wave-Function of Broadband Bi-Photons of Broadband Bi-PhotonsYaakov Shaked, Roey Pomeranz, Avi Pe’er
Rafi Vered, Lena Kirjner, Michael Rosenbluh
Physics Dept. and BINA center for nanotechnology, Bar Ilan University
FRISNO 2013, Ein Gedi
$$ ISF, EU-IRG, Kahn
FoundationHow to make a Ti:Sapphire laser tap-dance
Quantum two-photon Quantum two-photon interferenceinterferenceWhat if we let the pump pass ?
CCD camera
Pump laser (880nm)
Pump power meter
Crystal 1 Crystal 2
SFG efficiency = 60%
Inherent phase stability !
“Frustrated Two-Photon Creation via Interference" , T. J. Herzog, J. G. Rarity, H. Weinfurt & A. Zeilinger, Phys. Rev. Lett. 72, 629-632 (1993).
60%
Reconstruct the spectral Reconstruct the spectral phasephase
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Phase mismatch Dispersion from the dielectric mirrors
What is non-classical ?What is non-classical ?
CCD camera
Pump laser (880nm)
A
B
Pump power meter
Crystal 1 Crystal 2
A
B
gzee
eeF
gzgz
gzgz
tanh
Classical fringe contrast
Measure of the
two-photon purity
Now to FWM…Now to FWM…
Down conversion
ps
ienergy conservation
momentum conservation(phase matching) pk
sk
ik
non linear crystal
pump signalidler
Four Waves Mixingnon linear
fiberpump signal
idler
2ωp
ωi
ωs
2kp
ki ks
The ExperimentThe ExperimentTi:S Laser (6ps)
PCF
Rafi Z. Vered, Michael Rosenbluh, and Avi Pe’er, “Two-photon correlation of broadband-amplified spontaneous four-wave mixing”, Phys. Rev. A 86, 043837 (2012)
Pump filter
Spectrometer
Dispersive window
Spontaneously generated signal-idler
(ASE)Different from supercontinnum
generation! INCOHERENT – No comb
Unique regime compared to CW – High gain
Can cover the full Quantum-Classical transition
6ps
FWM and TWM – FWM and TWM – Differences…Differences…
Down conversion Four Waves Mixing
zkispi
zkiips
eAAiAz
eAAiAz
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zki
spipi
zkiipsps
eAAAAiAz
eAAAAiAz
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*22
2
2
zAki
spi
zAki
ips
p
p
eBAiBz
eBAiBz
2
2
2*2
0,
2*2
0,
Rescale equations zAi
isispeAB
22
,,
22 pAk
Generalized phase mismatch
FWM Gain SolutionFWM Gain SolutionSignal/idler solution
zizgisis eebB 2
,,
zAi
pppetzAtzA
2
,0,
Gain only when Δk<0 !
4
242 pAg
4
22 k
Akg p
Similar to 3-waves, but…
Gain also when Δκ≠0 ! Correlation ?
2
02 k
Ap
Threshold pump intensity !
Full Quantum-classical transition !
FWM results (Fresh)FWM results (Fresh)At zero dispersion - 784nm (Δk≈0)
786nm 788nm
Threshold?
Classical
ConclusionsConclusionsA source of collinear “single cycle” bi-photons Huge ‘Homodyne’ Gain in two-photon efficiency
(~40%) with pump inserted into the 2nd crystalHolographic measurement of the spectral phase
of the bi-photons by pairwise interferenceFringe contrast is a quantum signature –
“Measure quantum correlation by trying to undo it…”Observation of the entire classical-quantum
transition with FWM in fiber Inherently stable collinear interferometer –
No locking neededMany things we don’t understand yet…