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Robin Helsten

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Arbitrary Phase Access for Stable Fiber Interferometers

2021

Well-controlled yet practical systems that give access to interference effects are critical for established and new functionalities in ultrafast signal processing, quantum photonics, optical coherence characterization, etc. Optical fiber systems constitute a central platform for such technologies. However, harnessing optical interference in a versatile and stable manner remains technologically costly and challenging. Here, degrees of freedom native to optical fibers, i.e., polarization and frequency, are used to demonstrate an easily deployable technique for the retrieval and stabilization of the relative phase in fiber interferometric systems. The scheme gives access (without intricate dev…

Signal processingPhase (waves)Physics::Opticsquantum photonics01 natural sciencesDegrees of freedom (mechanics)Quantum entanglement010309 opticsOpticsinterferometers0103 physical sciencesAstronomical interferometerddc:530Optical fibersFiber interferometersFiber010306 general physicsOptical reference signalsPhysicsPhotonsUltrafast signal processingInterference effectsbusiness.industryOptical fiber systemsReference signalsSettore ING-INF/02 - Campi ElettromagneticiCondensed Matter PhysicsParticle beamsAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSingle-photon detectorscoherent signal processingDewey Decimal Classification::500 | Naturwissenschaften::530 | Physikinterferometers coherent signal processing quantum photonicsbusinessInterferometric systemLaser & Photonics Reviews
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Fiber Interferometers for Time-domain Quantum Optics

2021

A novel method for stabilizing fiber interferometers based on frequency- and polarization-multiplexing enables unambiguous phase retrieval, long-term stability, and phase-independent performance. These capabilities allow for precise manipulation of time-bin quantum states in a low-complexity setup.

Quantum opticsPhysicsQuantum networkPhotonOpticsQuantum statebusiness.industryAstronomical interferometerTime domainQuantum key distributionPhase retrievalbusinessConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
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Unambiguous phase retrieval in fiber-based interferometers

2020

A scheme for fiber interferometers, exploiting frequency-multiplexing in orthogonal fiber polarization modes, enables unambiguous phase retrieval. This allows for arbitrary phase tuning, providing a precise tool for time-bin qubit manipulation.

PhysicsOpticsFiber interferometers Frequency-multiplexing Phase retrieval Qubitbusiness.industryAstronomical interferometerSettore ING-INF/02 - Campi ElettromagneticiFiberbusinessPhase retrieval
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