arXiv:2201.06768 · Science

Few-cycle vacuum squeezing in nanophotonics

Rajveer Nehra, Ryoto Sekine, Luis M. Ledezma, Qiushi Guo, Robert M. Gray, Arkadev Roy, Alireza Marandi

Published Sep 15, 2022• 159 citations

Abstract

One of the most fundamental quantum states of light is the squeezed vacuum, in which noise in one of the quadratures is less than the standard quantum noise limit. In nanophotonics, it remains challenging to generate, manipulate, and measure such a quantum state with the performance required for a wide range of scalable quantum information systems. Here, we report the development of a lithium niobate-based nanophotonic platform to demonstrate the generation and all-optical measurement of squeezed states on the same chip. The generated squeezed states span more than 25 terahertz of bandwidth supporting just a few optical cycles. The measured 4.9 decibels of squeezing surpass the requirements for a wide range of quantum information systems, demonstrating a practical path toward scalable ultrafast quantum nanophotonics.

DOI: 10.1126/science.abo6213

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