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Cascaded downconversion interface to convert single-photon-level signals at 650 nm to the telecom band

Abstract

We present a device designed for two-step downconversion of single-photon-level signals at 650 nm to the 1.5-μm band with low excess noise and low required pump power as a quantum interface between matter-qubit-based nodes and low-loss photonic channels for quantum communication networks. The required pump power for this interface is around 60% of that for a comparable conventional single-pass device, which reduces the demand on the pump laser and yields a corresponding reduction in dark counts due to inelastic pump scattering. The single-photon-level signal at 649.7 nm is downconverted to the telecom band using a fiber-coupled reverse proton exchange periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide and a 2.19-μm pump laser. By testing the device in the linear regime with a classical input, we achieved 99% depletion efficiency for each stage, corresponding to an internal quantum efficiency of 63% at the optimum pump power for the complete cascaded process.

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