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Quantum simulation and entanglement engineering in quantum cascade laser frequency combs Augusto Smerzi Francesco Minardi

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Page 1: Quantum simulation and entanglement engineering in quantum ... · quantum cascade laser,” Nature 492, 229-233, 2012 QOMBS: search for non-classical correlations between “teeth”

Quantum simulation and entanglement engineering in quantum cascade laser frequency combs

Augusto Smerzi Francesco Minardi

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Quantum cascade lasers (QCL)

Molecules have strong absorptions due to ro-vibrational transitions ⟶ convenient detection in mid-infrared λ > 3 μm

Gas detection ⟶ environmental applications, e.g. pollution monitoring (CO2, CH4...);security applications (detection of explosives); radiocarbon dating; etc.

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Quantum Cascade Lasers

Coherent sources in mid-infrared to THz region

λ = 3 - 300 μm, v = 1- 100 THz, E = 4 - 400 meV

Semiconductor lasers based on inter-subbands transitions

● λ adjustable by band-structure engineering

Periodic heterostructures

Each carrier ⟶ multiple photons in a “cascade” of successive stimulated emissions

J. Faist et al., Science 264, 553 (1994)

Ene

rgy

Growth direction

IntersubbandInterband

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CNR

ETH

TUM

UP Diderot

ASIAlpes Laser

ppqSense

IRSweep

Menlo System

Thales

Consortium

5 private companies 5 academic/research institutions

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Menlo Systems Develop & fabricate difference-frequency-generated mid-infrared frequency comb for QCL-combs characterization

Consortium

5 private companies 5 academic/research institutions

IRsweep Develop mid-infrared spectrometers based on new-generation QCL-combs

Thales Develop of LIDAR systems based on new-generation QCL-combs

Alpes Lasers Fabricate new-generation quantum cascade laser frequency combs (QCL-combs) with non-classical emission

ppqSense Develop & fabricate ultralow-noise current drivers for new-generation QCL-combs operation

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IT: CNRASIppqSense

CH: ETHIRsweepAlpes Lasers

FR: UP DiderotThales

DE: TUMMenlo Systems

Consortium

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Focus

The main goal of the project is to realize 2 quantum simulator platforms able to simulate some key properties of quantum cascade laser (QCL) and QCL frequency combs (QCL-combs)

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Focus

The main goal is to realize 2 quantum simulator platforms able to simulate some key properties of quantum cascade laser (QCL) and QCL frequency combs (QCL-combs)

Very specific analog simulator with very specific tasks:

- transport of carriers (electrons) in QCL heterostructures- non classical correlations between longitudinal modes (“teeth”) of QCL frequency

combs

In addition, improving Quantum Cascade Detectors and Quantum Well Infrared Detectors operation

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Simulation approach

QCLcl_simulations

UAqu_simulations

Two Ultracold Atoms experimental platforms( 1 ) fermions in a tailored super-lattice( 2 ) array of Bose-Einstein condensates with evenly spaced momenta

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QCL carrier transport

Position along growth [nm]604020

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Classical numerical simulations (C. Jirauscheck, TUM)

Transport via Boltzmann equation: phonons, interfaces roughness, alloy disorder, impurities…

Credit: C. Jirauschek, TUM

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QCL carrier transport

Position along growth [nm]604020

0

En

erg

y (e

V)

r []

0.08

0.1

0.12

0.14

0.16

0.18

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Classical numerical simulations (C. Jirauscheck, TUM)

Transport via Boltzmann equation: phonons, interfaces roughness, alloy disorder, impurities…

Credit: C. Jirauschek, TUM

Challenging issue: electron-electron interactions

⟶ ultracold atoms, with adjustable interactions

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QCL carrier transport

Simulation of transport of fermionic carriers:

● design the potential energy landscape: unevenly spaced quantum wells (superlattice)

● coherent tunneling, g ⟶ 3

● coherent transition 3 ⟶ 2 (laser emission)

● incoherent dissipation, 2 ⟶ 1 (⟶ g)

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Transport of fermions

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Transport of fermions

Potential energy landscape: optical lattice tilted by linear potential (gravity or magnetic field gradient)

deep lattice ⟶ negligible tunnelling

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Transport of fermions

Tunnelling between neighbouring sites

induced

by Raman transitions

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Transport of fermions

Laser emission

simulated/replaced

by (optical) excitation toward excited atomic state

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Transport of fermions

Incoherent dissipation

simulated/replaced

by spontaneous emission decay

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Potential energy landscape

Engineer the quantum well for ultracold 6Li atoms

using Digital Micromirror Device (DMD)

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Potential energy landscape

Engineer the quantum well for ultracold 6Li atoms

using Digital Micromirror Device (DMD)

In situ image of ultracold fermionic Li atoms

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Potential energy landscape

Engineer the quantum well for ultracold 6Li atoms

using Digital Micromirror Device (DMD)

In situ image of ultracold fermionic Li atoms

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Frequency Comb due to intracavity Four-Wave Mixing (FWM)

Non-linear χ(3) medium, PNL = χ(3) E3

Low dispersion ⟶ phase-matching

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QCL frequency combs

A. Hugi et al., “Mid-infrared frequency comb based on a quantum cascade laser,” Nature 492, 229-233, 2012

QOMBS: search for non-classical correlations between “teeth” of the comb

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Frequency Comb due to intracavity Four-Wave Mixing (FWM)

Non-linear χ(3) medium, PNL = χ(3) E3

Low dispersion ⟶ phase-matching

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QCL frequency combs

A. Hugi et al., “Mid-infrared frequency comb based on a quantum cascade laser,” Nature 492, 229-233, 2012

QOMBS: search for non-classical correlations between “teeth” of the comb

Attenuation in atmosphere of mid-IR ≪ visible / near-IR light

Application: point-to-point free-space quantum communication

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An atomic comb

Bose-Einstein condensate of Rb atomscoherent matter wave

analogous to cavity mode of em field

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An atomic comb

Bose-Einstein condensate of Rb atomscoherent matter wave

analogous to cavity mode of em field

Periodic potential (optical lattice) pulsed in time ⟶ matter wave mode split into multiple momentum componentsevenly spaced, p = n (2ћk)

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An atomic momentum comb

χ ψ ψ✝ ψ ψ

Frequency comb ωj = j ω0 + δ

χ non-linearity

Comb of momentum pn = n p0

Contact interactions

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Conclusions

QOMBS aims to lead to a new generation of QCLs and QCL-combs

QOMBS is application-driven, employing existing cold atoms platforms adapted to simulate specific features: transport and correlations

QOMBS develops QCL-combs and QCL-combs-related/based devices: detectors, spectrometers, current drivers…

-Thank you-