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Phase stabilization of a coherent fiber network by single-photon counting

Phase stabilization of a coherent fiber network by single-photon counting
Phase stabilization of a coherent fiber network by single-photon counting
Coherent optical fiber networks are extremely sensitive to thermal, mechanical, and acoustic noise, which requires elaborate schemes of phase stabilization with dedicated auxiliary lasers, multiplexers, and photodetectors. This is particularly demanding in quantum networks operating at the single-photon level. Here, we propose a simple method of phase stabilization based on single-photon counting and apply it to quantum fiber networks implementing single-photon interference on a lossless beamsplitter and coherent perfect absorption on a metamaterial absorber. As a proof of principle, we show dissipative single-photon switching with visibility close to 80%. This method can be employed in quantum networks of greater complexity without classical stabilization rigs, potentially increasing efficiency of the quantum channels.
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Adamo, Giorgio
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Yanikgonul, Salih, Guo, Ruixiang, Xomalis, Angelos, Vetlugin, Anton, Adamo, Giorgio, Soci, Cesare and Zheludev, Nikolai (2020) Phase stabilization of a coherent fiber network by single-photon counting. Optics Letters, 45 (10), 2740-2743. (doi:10.1364/OL.381388).

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Abstract

Coherent optical fiber networks are extremely sensitive to thermal, mechanical, and acoustic noise, which requires elaborate schemes of phase stabilization with dedicated auxiliary lasers, multiplexers, and photodetectors. This is particularly demanding in quantum networks operating at the single-photon level. Here, we propose a simple method of phase stabilization based on single-photon counting and apply it to quantum fiber networks implementing single-photon interference on a lossless beamsplitter and coherent perfect absorption on a metamaterial absorber. As a proof of principle, we show dissipative single-photon switching with visibility close to 80%. This method can be employed in quantum networks of greater complexity without classical stabilization rigs, potentially increasing efficiency of the quantum channels.

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Accepted/In Press date: 26 March 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 26 March 2020
Published date: 15 May 2020
Additional Information: Funding Information: Singapore A*STAR QTE program (SERC A1685b0005); Ministry of Education - Singapore (MOE2016-T3-1-006 (S)); UK?s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/M009122/1). Publisher Copyright: © 2020 Optical Society of America.

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Local EPrints ID: 439121
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/439121
ISSN: 0146-9592
PURE UUID: 6df6f8b4-a9bf-4388-bde5-c70b00ed43ad
ORCID for Angelos Xomalis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8406-9571
ORCID for Nikolai Zheludev: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1013-6636

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Date deposited: 03 Apr 2020 16:31
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 05:27

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Author: Salih Yanikgonul
Author: Ruixiang Guo
Author: Angelos Xomalis ORCID iD
Author: Anton Vetlugin
Author: Giorgio Adamo
Author: Cesare Soci
Author: Nikolai Zheludev ORCID iD

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