Design and implementation of a tunable crystal-heater for spectral variation of entangled non-degenerate photon pairs generated by spontaneous parametric down-conversion

Robin Horn; Richard Fütterer; Maik Rosenberger; Gunther Notni

doi:10.1117/12.2670656

19 July 2023 Design and implementation of a tunable crystal-heater for spectral variation of entangled non-degenerate photon pairs generated by spontaneous parametric down-conversion

Robin Horn, Richard Fütterer, Maik Rosenberger, Gunther Notni

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Proceedings Volume 12633, Photonics for Quantum 2023; 126330I (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2670656
Event: Photonics for Quantum, 2023, Rochester, New York, United States

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Efficient entangled photon pair sources are the main component for several applications based on quantum imaging. Specifically for ghost imaging, different wavelengths of signal (imaging photons) and idler (interaction with the object) photons are desired. An efficient and narrowband generation of entangled photons exploiting spontaneous parametric down-conversion using periodically poled (pp) nonlinear crystals is therefore a fundamental preliminary requirement to achieve (the process of) ghost imaging. This work presents the design and implementation of a precise and efficient crystalheater as a variable photon pair source and compares the achieved experimental values of the SPDC-wavelengths with theoretical calculations. A periodically poled nonlinear crystal from potassium titanyl phosphate (ppKTP) can generate various non-degenerate wavelengths from a pump radiation of 405 nm by temperature changes and satisfaction of energy conservation and quasi-phase-matching conditions. For this purpose, the crystal is securely housed in a custom-built mechanical mount. A computation and adjustment of various control parameters, as well as a precise determination of the current temperature via two temperature sensors allow the heater to set the target temperature with an accuracy of 0.1 °C±0.015 °C. A method for the theoretical determination of the temperature-dependent shift of the nondegenerate wavelengths, provides a foundation from which experimental verification of achievable wavelengths and intensities can be compared. By experimental verification, the efficiency and functionality of the photon pair source and SPDC-process is verified. These presented investigations and the design of the crystal-heater provide the basis for a precise and effective photon pair source, for subsequent studies in the field of ghost imaging.

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Robin Horn, Richard Fütterer, Maik Rosenberger, and Gunther Notni "Design and implementation of a tunable crystal-heater for spectral variation of entangled non-degenerate photon pairs generated by spontaneous parametric down-conversion", Proc. SPIE 12633, Photonics for Quantum 2023, 126330I (19 July 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2670656

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