Ultrabright Multiplexed Energy-Time-Entangled Photon Generation from Lithium Niobate on Insulator Chip

A high-flux entangled-photon source is a key resource for quantum optical study and application. Here, it is realized in a lithium niobate on isolator (LNOI) chip, with 2.79 x 10(11) Hz/mW photon-pair rate and 1.53 x 10(9) Hz/(nm mW) spectral brightness. These data are boosted by over 2 orders of magnitude compared with existing technologies. A 160-nm-broad bandwidth is engineered for eight-channel multiplexed energy-time entanglement. Harnessed by high-extinction-frequency correlation and Franson interferences up to 99.17% visibility, such energy-time-entanglement multiplexing further enhances the high-flux data rate and warrants broad application in-information processing on a chip.

Automated summary

The research has achieved a high-flux entangled-photon source on a lithium niobate on isolator chip, with significant improvements in photon-pair rate and spectral brightness. By multiplexing energy-time entanglement for eight channels, the data rate and visibility have been further enhanced, making it suitable for information processing on a chip.