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An ultra-bright, highly-scalable, squeezed light source for hybrid quantum photonics

Kai-Hong Luo·Denis Kopylov·Florian Lütkewitte·Jan-Lucas Eickmann·Simone Atzeni·Fabian Schlue·Benjamin Brecht·Torsten Meier·Polina Sharapova·Michael Stefszky·Christine Silberhorn
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Abstract

Hybrid quantum photonics seeks to combine the complementary advantages of continuous- and discrete-variable quantum optics. This typically entails photon-counting measurements on entangled states generated by interfering many single-mode squeezed-vacuum (SMSV) states. However, because conventional photon-counting schemes are mode-insensitive, it is critical that the SMSV states occupy a single, well-defined mode. Achieving this requires careful engineering of the process, which determines both the spatial and spectro-temporal properties of the generated state. In addition, the ideal source must be massively scalable, capable of efficiently generating strong squeezing, and remain compatible with existing detection schemes and fiber networks. Although many platforms address one or more of these requirements, satisfying all of them simultaneously remains challenging. Here, we present a source that meets all of these requirements: a single-pass, periodically poled, Type-II potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) waveguide optimized for scalable hybrid quantum-photonic architectures. The SMSV state produced by the source has a measured effective mode number of 1.24. Furthermore, the source is extremely bright (producing up to 40 000 photons per pulse) and operates at a central wavelength of 1546nm, optimized for fiber-network compatibility and which, in combination with picosecond duration, also enables intrinsic photon-number resolution in superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors. Although this source constitutes an ideal source in a simplified picture, the ultimate limitations of any source will be governed by complex dynamics that arise when the system is driven at high-gain or due to unavoidable loss during state generation. We have therefore developed a complete theoretical framework that enables a comprehensive photon-counting-based characterization of the source.

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Kai-Hong Luo, Denis Kopylov, Florian Lütkewitte, Jan-Lucas Eickmann, Simone Atzeni, Fabian Schlue, Benjamin Brecht, Torsten Meier, Polina Sharapova, Michael Stefszky, Christine Silberhorn. 2026-08-19. An ultra-bright, highly-scalable, squeezed light source for hybrid quantum photonics. https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.18950

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