Quantum Electronics Division

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Quantum Electronics Division

• Joseph W. Haus
• Quantum Electronics Division Chair
• University of Dayton
• Colin J. McKinstrie Chair-elect
• Lucent Technologies

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QE Topical Areas

• Laser Science and Engineering
• Jason Eichenholz, Newport Corp., Chair
• Johan Nilsson, University of Southampton,
  Vice-Chair
• Nonlinear Optics
• David Hagan CREOL, Chair
• Gennady Shvets Univ. of Texas at Austin,
  Vice-Chair
• Quantum Optics
• Michael Vasilyev, Univ. of Texas at Arlington,
  Chair
• Andrew White,  University of Queensland,
  Vice-Chair
• Ultrafast Optical Phenomena
• David H. Reitze, Univ. of Florida, USA, Chair
• Andrea Cavalleri, Oxford University, UK,
  Vice-Chair

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OSA 2007 Annual meeting themes

• Fiber lasers - Ultrafast themes
• (Nano) Engineered NLO materials
• Accelerator-based fs physics (wakefield
  generation and x-rays)
• Ultrafast dynamics in biological and chemical
  systems (temporary (?) swap with Optical Science
  Div)
• Metamaterials and plasmonics (temporary (?) swap
  with OSD)
• Quantum Information
• Additional themes
• Silicon photonics (joint with Photonics Div)
• Atom optics (DLS coordination)
• Angular momentum/vortices
• Customized micro-structured fibers (Photonics Div
  Coordination)
• Silicon photonics (joint with Photonics Div)
• Atom optics (DLS coordination)
• Quantum sensing and imaging
• Ultrafast pulse measurement (OSD)

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(Nano) Engineered NLO materials

• Photonic crystals
• Enhanced nonlinearity
• Phase matching
• Slow light interaction
• Spatial dispersion control
• Output coupling
• Ceramic lasers
• High transparency
• High slope efficiency
• gt100 W output
• New materials OPGaAs, BiB3O6, 2D and
  higher-order QPM schemes.

Y. Qi, et al OE 13, (2005).
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NLO phenomena

• Continuum generation broadband with ns pulses
• (G. Genty et al. Opt. Expr. 13, (2005).
• Super-high resolution single molecule detection
  twophoton fluorescence
• M.C. Lang OL 32, (2007)
• Random laser coherence and polarization
  emission control.

H. Cao, OPN (2005)
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Fiber lasers and NLO

• Laser applications are exploding medicine,
  welding, machining, metrology, semiconductor
  inspection, etc
• High power fiber lasers - gt1 KW output.
• Double-clad fibers (PC fibers too) for
  single-mode operation.

Yb-doped PC fiber for microJ fs pulses T.
Schrieber et al Opt Lett 31, (2006).
CARS spectrum from a hollow PC fiber I. Fedotov
et al Opt. Lett 31, (2006).
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Carrier-Envelope Phase Control

Time domain picture
Frequency domain picture
TR
fCE - locking by 1f-2f interferometery (Hänsch,
Hall, Telle, )
Coherent transfer of timing from optical to
rf-domain enables Optical Clocks High
Resolution Spectroscopy Low-Noise Microwave
Oscillators
Sub-cycle control of physical process Attosecond
Science Control of Strong Field Processes
Sensitive to the Carrier Envelope
PhaseControlled soft x-ray generation
F. Kaertner, MIT
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What is Hot in Quantum Optics?From M. Vasilyev

• Generating Optical Schrodinger Kittens for
• Quantum Information Processing
• Ourjoumtsev et al, Science 312, 83 (2006)
• Generation of a Superposition of Odd Photon
  Number
• States for Quantum Information Networks
• Neergaard-Nielsen et al, PRL 97, 083604
  (2006)
• Room-temperature coherent coupling of single
  spins in diamond
• Gaebel et al, Nature Physics 2, 408 (2006)
• Mode Locking of Electron Spin Coherences in
  Singly Charged Quantum Dots
• Greilich et al, Science 313, 341 (2006)
• Quantum-Dot Spin-State Preparation with
  Near-Unity Fidelity
• Atature et al, Science 312, 551 (2006)
• A High-Brightness Source of Narrowband,
  Identical-Photon Pairs

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Subtracting a Photon from Squeezed
VacuumGeneration of Schrodinger Kitten States

• Generating Optical Schrodinger Kittens for
  Quantum Information Processing
• A. Ourjoumtsev, R. Tualle-Brouri, J. Laurat,
  and P. Grangier, Science 312, 83 (2006)
• Generation of a Superposition of Odd Photon
  Number States for Quantum Information Networks
• J. S. Neergaard-Nielsen, B. Melholt Nielsen,
  C. Hettich, K. Mølmer, and E. S. Polzik, PRL 97,
  083604 (2006)

Negative Wigner Function
Quadrature distributions
Theory
Gain1.8 Gain2.3 Theory
Quadrature distribution
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A High-Brightness Source of Narrowband,
Identical-Photon PairsJ. K. Thompson, J. Simon,
H. Loh, V. Vuletic, Science 313, 74 (2006)
104 atoms
Quantum cross-correlation
Classical cross-correlation
Auto-correlation
Auto-correlation of read-photon conditioned on
detection of write-photon (heralded single-photon
source)
Cross-correlation
45 cross-correlation
Two-photon interference
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Ion trap in a semiconductor chipD. Stick, W. K.
Hensinger, S. Olmschenk, M. J. Madsen, K. Schwab
C. Monroe, Nature Physics 2, 36 (2006)
Single trapped ion
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Hot Topics on the horizon

• DNA photonics BioLED, DNA electron blocker.
• Si photonics.
• Laser sources progress toward far IR and THz
  sources. Solid state, Quantum cascade, new
  semiconductor materials (eg. GaSe, ZnGeP2) etc.
• Spatial-temporal distortions in ultrashort pulse
  pulses.

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DNA photonics
DNA/CTMA
DNA cladding and functionalized core - waveguides
for EO modulators ORMOCER increases mechanical
strength allows photopatterning
Low loss waveguides (lt1 dB/cm)
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DNA Applications

• BioFET DNA-CTMA Gate Dielectric
• Bio Organic LED