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arXiv:2212.07693 · Physical Review Letters

Spatiotemporal Single-Photon Airy Bullets

Jianmin Wang, Ying Zuo, Xingchang Wang, Demetrios N. Christodoulides, Georgios A. Siviloglou, J. F. Chen

Published Apr 3, 2024• 23 citations
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Abstract

Uninhibited control of the complex spatiotemporal quantum wave function of a single photon has so far remained elusive even though it can dramatically increase the encoding flexibility and thus the information capacity of a photonic quantum link. By fusing temporal waveform generation in an atomic ensemble and spatial single-photon shaping, we hereby demonstrate for the first time complete spatiotemporal control of a propagation invariant (2+1)D Airy single-photon optical bullet. These correlated photons are not only self-accelerating and impervious to spreading as their classical counterparts, but can be concealed and revealed in the presence of strong classical stray light.

DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.132.143601

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