Quasi-phase-matched up- and down-conversion in periodically poled layered semiconductors

Autor(en)

C. Trovatello, C. Ferrante, B. Yang, J. Bajo, B. Braun, Z. H. Peng, X. Xu, P. K. Jenke, A. Ye, M. Delor, D. N. Basov, J. Park, P. Walther, C. Dean, L. A. Rozema, A. Marini, G. Cerullo, P. J. Schuck

Abstrakt

Nonlinear optics lies at the heart of classical and quantum light generation. The invention of periodic poling revolutionized nonlinear optics and its commercial applications by enabling robust quasi-phase-matching in crystals such as lithium niobate. However, reaching useful frequency conversion efficiencies requires macroscopic dimensions, limiting further technology development and integration. Here we realize a periodically poled van der Waals semiconductor (3R-MoS2). Owing to its large nonlinearity, we achieve a macroscopic frequency conversion efficiency of 0.03% at the relevant telecom wavelength over a microscopic thickness of 3.4 μm (that is, 3 poling periods), 10–100× thinner than current systems with similar performances. Due to intrinsic cavity effects, the thickness-dependent quasi-phase-matched second harmonic signal surpasses the usual quadratic enhancement by 50%. Further, we report the broadband generation of photon pairs at telecom wavelength via quasi-phase-matched spontaneous parametric down-conversion, showing a maximum coincidence-to-accidental ratio of 638 ± 75. This work opens the new and unexplored field of phase-matched nonlinear optics with microscopic van der Waals crystals, unlocking applications that require simple, ultra-compact technologies such as on-chip entangled photon-pair sources for integrated quantum circuitry and sensing.

Organisation(en)

Quantenoptik, Quantennanophysik und Quanteninformation

Externe Organisation(en)

Columbia University in the City of New York, Politecnico di Milano, Istituto SPIN - CNR, University of Chicago

Journal

Nature Photonics

Band

19

Seiten

291–299

Anzahl der Seiten

10

ISSN

1749-4885

DOI

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2312.05444

Publikationsdatum

01-2025

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

103021 Optik, 103026 Quantenoptik

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/4c4112fb-ae7b-4efe-b6f2-88edf074c98f