Low-noise optomechanical single phonon-photon conversion for quantum networks
Liu Chen (Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft, TU Delft - QN/Groeblacher Lab)
Alexander Rolf Korsch (Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft, TU Delft - QN/Groeblacher Lab, Westlake University, Fudan University)
Cauê Moreno Kersul (University of Campinas)
Rodrigo Benevides (University of Campinas)
Yong Yu (Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft, TU Delft - QN/Groeblacher Lab)
Thiago P.Mayer Alegre (University of Campinas)
Simon Gröblacher (Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft, TU Delft - QN/Groeblacher Lab)
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Abstract
Nano-structured optomechanical crystals (OMC) form an interface between mechanical modes with long coherence times and telecom optical photons, ideal for long-distance distribution of quantum information. However, the implementation of scalable quantum networks based on OMCs has been inhibited by thermal mechanical noise. Here, we overcome this limitation using a quasi-two-dimensional OMC and generate single photons via single phonon-photon conversion. In this work, we verify the low thermal noise and high purity of the generated single photons through a Hanbury Brown-Twiss experiment with g(2)(0)=0.35−0.08+0.10. We perform Hong-Ou-Mandel interference of the emitted photons showcasing the indistinguishability and coherence with visibility V = 0.52 ± 0.15 after 1.43 km fiber delay. Lastly, we use two-photon interference to measure the temporal wavepackets of optomechanically generated single photons demonstrating narrow bandwidths as low as 10 MHz. Our results pave the way for multinode quantum networks of mechanical oscillators and hybrid entanglement generation between mechanical oscillators and telecom quantum emitters.
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