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AbstractCoherent frequency conversion of structured light, i.e. the ability to manipulate the carrier frequency of a wave front without distorting its spatial phase and intensity profile, provides the opportunity for numerous novel applications in photonic technology and fundamental science. In particular, frequency conversion of spatial modes carrying orbital angular momentum can be exploited in sub-wavelength resolution nano-optics and coherent imaging at a wavelength different from that used to illuminate an object. Moreover, coherent frequency conversion will be crucial for interfacing information stored in the high-dimensional spatial structure of single and entangled photons with various constituents of quantum networks. In this work, we demonstrate frequency conversion of structured light from the near infrared (803 nm) to the visible (527 nm). The conversion scheme is based on sum-frequency generation in a periodically poled lithium niobate crystal pumped with a 1540-nm Gaussian beam. We observe frequency-converted fields that exhibit a high degree of similarity with the input field and verify the coherence of the frequency-conversion process via mode projection measurements with a phase mask and a single-mode fiber. Our results demonstrate the suitability of exploiting the technique for applications in quantum information processing and coherent imaging.
Quantum optics, Structured light, Ordinadors quàntics, Fotònica, FOS: Physical sciences, Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Telecomunicació òptica::Fotònica, Conversion, Quantum computing, Article, Òptica quàntica, Photonics, Quantum information processing, :Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Telecomunicació òptica::Fotònica [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Physics - Optics, Optics (physics.optics)
Quantum optics, Structured light, Ordinadors quàntics, Fotònica, FOS: Physical sciences, Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Telecomunicació òptica::Fotònica, Conversion, Quantum computing, Article, Òptica quàntica, Photonics, Quantum information processing, :Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Telecomunicació òptica::Fotònica [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Physics - Optics, Optics (physics.optics)
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