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Aperiodic electro-optic time lens for spectral manipulation of single-photon pulses (2004.07195v2)
Published 15 Apr 2020 in physics.optics and quant-ph
Abstract: Electro-optic time lenses are promising experimental components for photonic spectral-temporal processing of quantum information. We report a stable method to realize an electro-optic time lens, which relies on the amplification of an electronic response of a fast photodiode. The method does not require a repetitive clock and may be applied to aperiodic optical signals. We experimentally demonstrate the approach using single-photon pulses and directly verify its aperiodicity. The approach will enable construction of complex electro-optic temporal optical systems.