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arXiv:2311.00338 · Light Science & Applications

NOON-state interference in the frequency domain

Dongjin Lee, Woncheol Shin, Sebae Park, Junyeop Kim, Heedeuk Shin

Published Apr 15, 2024• 16 citations

Abstract

The examination of entanglement across various degrees of freedom has been pivotal in augmenting our understanding of fundamental physics, extending to high dimensional quantum states, and promising the scalability of quantum technologies. In this paper, we demonstrate the photon number path entanglement in the frequency domain by implementing a frequency beam splitter that converts the single-photon frequency to another with 50% probability using Bragg scattering four-wave mixing. The two-photon NOON state in a single-mode fiber is generated in the frequency domain, manifesting the two-photon interference with two-fold enhanced resolution compared to that of single-photon interference, showing the outstanding stability of the interferometer. This successful translation of quantum states in the frequency domain will pave the way toward the discovery of fascinating quantum phenomena and scalable quantum information processing.

DOI: 10.1038/s41377-024-01439-9

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