266 results about "Photon source" patented technology

A quantum communications system includes a communications system. A quantum key distribution (QKD) system is operable with the communications system and includes a transmitter node, a receiver node, and a quantum communications channel coupling the transmitter node and receiver node. The transmitter node transmits to the receiver node a bit stream of optical pulses and includes a plurality of different photon sources, each having associated therewith a respective QKD protocol, and a controller configured to select a given photon source from among the plurality thereof.

The invention discloses a preparation method of a magic angle nano-cavity and a topological body cavity based on a quantum dot single photon source, and the method comprises the steps: carrying out the preprocessing of a substrate, and enabling the substrate to comprise a quantum dot layer, a substrate layer, and a sacrificial layer located between the quantum dot layer and the substrate layer; treating the pretreated substrate by adopting oxygen plasma; photoresist is spin-coated on the surface of the quantum dot layer of the substrate, exposure and development are carried out, and a pattern is formed on the surface of the photoresist; transferring the pattern on the photoresist to the quantum dot layer through etching; and removing the sacrificial layer by wet etching to prepare two photonic crystal cavities, namely a magic angle nano cavity and a topological body cavity. Through fine electron beam exposure dose control, precise inductively coupled plasma gas component and etching rate control and appropriate corrosive liquid concentration and time control, a high-stability and high-repeatability photonic crystal suspension cavity structure, namely a magic angle nano cavity and a topological body cavity, with a line width of 30-50 nm is realized.

A method for constructing a photon source model function of a medical linear accelerator, for calculating the dose of rays in a radiation therapy scheme is disclosed. A source model of a therapeutic photon beam of the accelerator includes a primary ray photon source model and a scattered ray photon source model. Physical parameters in the two parts of source model functions include the position coordinates of an emission point of a particle, a projection value of a unit momentum vector in a three-dimensional orthogonal direction, and the energy of the particle. By utilizing the model functions, photon fluence information, energy spectrum information, and unit momentum direction information of photons on any phase space plane can be accurately calculated. The method and thought for constructing the source model are applicable to construction of source models of photon beams with various nominal energies of the accelerator used in a radiation therapy.

A modular quantum key distribution system and relative modulation module and demodulation module. The system includes: a photon source module; a modulation module, physically separated from the source module and operatively connected to the source module by a first optical communication channel and including a first polarization stabilizer and a first retarder plate and a second retarder plate, placed downstream of the first polarization stabilizer and controlled by an actuator; and a receiving unit operatively connected to the modulation module by a second optical communication channel and including a second polarization stabilizer, a third retarder plate, placed downstream of the second polarization stabilizer and controlled by an actuator, a polarizing beam splitter, placed downstream of the third retarder plate, and a single photon photodetector configured to detect a logic state of each photon and transmit the detected logic state to a counting register.

A method for assembling a photonic computing system includes attaching a photonic source to a support structure, and attaching a photonic integrated circuit to the support structure. The photonic source includes a first laser die on a substrate configured to provide a first optical beam, and a second laser die on the substrate configured to provide a second optical beam. The photonic integrated circuit includes a first waveguide and a first coupler coupled to the first waveguide, and a second waveguide and a second coupler coupled to the second waveguide. The method includes attaching a plurality of beam-shaping optical elements to the support structure, the substrate, or the photonic integrated circuit, in which the attaching includes aligning a first beam-shaping optical element during attachment so that the first optical beam is coupled to the first coupler, and aligning a second beam-shaping optical element during attachment so that the second optical beam is coupled to the second coupler.

The invention relates to the technical field of molecular optoelectronic devices, and particularly discloses a tunable polarization photon source based on perovskite quantum dots and a preparation method thereof, and the method comprises the following steps: transferring a graphene-PMMA structure to the surface of a silicon wafer, and marking a pattern; manufacturing an outer lead electrode on the graphene according to the pattern; manufacturing a graphene electrode pair; and preparing chiral molecules with adjustable chirality: condensing the chiral molecules and graphene electrode amide, then adding a perovskite quantum dot precursor solution for reaction, and assembling quantum dots between the graphene electrode pairs in situ to obtain the tunable polarized photon source. According to the graphene electrode single-molecule device based on the dotted line etching method, a circularly polarized photon source is constructed, and quantum dots with high quality and controllable morphology are constructed by connecting chiral molecules to the edge of a graphene electrode and introducing chiral sites to assemble the quantum dots in situ; the molecular connection success rate is greatly improved; meanwhile, the molecular connection period is shortened.

The waveguide carrying a nonlinear crystal with reflective interface, a pump photon source and a circulator define an optical parametric amplifier which uses optical power from the pump photons to boost incoming signal and idler photons which carry the encoded signal. The nonlinear crystal performs optical parametric amplification upon the incoming optical signal in a quantum photonic process that generates additional signal and idler photons to thereby boost the intensity of the incoming signal. A photodetector is coupled for communication with the third port and operative to convert the reflected optical signal into an electrical signal defining the output of the communications receiver.

The invention discloses a high-noise-immunity ranging imaging method and system based on quantum correlation measurement, belongs to the technical field of quantum radar and single photon detection, and particularly relates to a high-noise-immunity ranging imaging system and method based on quantum correlation measurement. Comprising a narrowband energy-time entangled two-photon source, a free space optical transceiving unit and a physical information acquisition unit, two photons with entanglement characteristics output by the narrowband energy-time entanglement two-photon source are respectively input into the free space optical transceiver unit and the physical information acquisition unit. The physical information acquisition unit jointly receives the photons directly output by the narrowband energy-time entanglement two-photon source and the photons output by the free space optical transceiving unit, so that the physical information of the measured object is obtained; according to the invention, the problems of small signal-to-background ratio and input saturation of the single-photon detector in the quantum correlation measurement field are solved, so that the system can carry out clear imaging under the condition of larger background noise.

A system and method for providing quantum entanglement using a hybrid space-fiber quantum network are described. The hybrid space-fiber quantum network includes a communications hub located proximate to an optical ground station and also includes an aerial entangled particle source, such as an entangled photon source attached to a satellite, drone, aircraft, etc. An atmospheric or free-space channel is used to distribute quantum entanglement between optical ground stations that are separated by geographic distances, via the aerial entangled particle source. Also, fiber optic links are connected to the communications hub located proximate to the optical ground station. The communications hub includes optical switches that enable any of the fiber optic links connected to the communications hub to receive or send distributed quantum entanglement to a remotely located recipient endpoint via the atmospheric or free-space channel.

Means and method for photo-enhanced electro-catalytic process using nuclear thermal NTAC-integrated PEEC (PEEC-NTAC) catalytic processes combining ECM with energetic photon sources, such gamma rays, and sono-catalytic driver.

A quantum computing system includes a photon processing system, a photon analyzer, and a photon source module coupled to the photon processing system and to the photon analyzer. The photon source module includes at least one photon source configured to discharge one or more photons per trigger signal and a photon multiplexer configured to direct the one or more photons to the photon processing system or to the photon analyzer.

Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to systems and methods for use in the implementation and / or operation of quantum information processing (QIP) systems, and more particularly, for background-free qubit measurement. In some aspects, a method includes controlling a photon source oriented to direct photons towards ion(s) in an ion trap to produce photons having a first wavelength for a first time period; stopping the photon source from producing photons having the first wavelength; activating a photon detector configured to detect photons having the first wavelength; controlling the photon source to produce photons having a second wavelength different than the first wavelength for a second time period; detecting photons having the first wavelength during the second time period; and determining, based on detection of photons having the first wavelength during the second time period, that at least one of the one or more ions is in a |1> state.

The invention relates to the technical field of diamond color center quantum light sources, in particular to a method for preparing a diamond color center in a positioning mode, and the method comprises the following steps that a single-face polished sapphire sheet serves as a substrate, and a microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition method is adopted for preparing a single crystal diamond with a (001) surface; preparing a metal layer on the surface of the monocrystal diamond by adopting a physical vapor deposition method, and dehumidifying and self-assembling to form balls; etching the surface of the monocrystal diamond (001) at a high temperature in a hydrogen atmosphere to form a conical pit structure with a different surface; and selectively growing a diamond color center in the cone pit by adopting a chemical vapor deposition method. Aiming at the problems that the existing ion implantation technology for positioning and preparing the diamond color center is difficult to realize nanoscale accurate control and high in cost, a foundation is laid for the integration and low-cost preparation of the high-purity and high-brightness diamond single photon source.

A single photon source device is proposed. The device may include a reflection layer including a base portion and a recessed portion having a concave shape that is recessed from the base portion, a single emitter disposed within the recessed portion of the reflection layer and configured to emit a single photon, a solid resonator configured to fill the recessed portion to surround the single emitter, and a solid immersion lens portion disposed on the solid resonator to surround the solid resonator.

A quantum interconnect module includes a quantum memory that has a dual arm interferometer embedded therein. The dual arm interferometer has a first arm within a crystal and a second arm within the crystal. The interferometer is coupled to a photon source. A microwave resonator has a waveguide coupled to a microwave source. The microwave resonator is coupled to the first arm of the quantum memory. The interferometer generates an output based on the microwave source.

The invention discloses a silicon carbide color center laser processing and multi-mode real-time in-situ detection optical device, and belongs to the field of quantum optics and quantum precision measurement. The system comprises a laser processing system, a confocal laser transmission and spectrum detection module, a single photon source detection module, a fluorescence imaging module and a data acquisition processing and control system. Monopulse laser emitted by a laser processing system is used for processing a preprocessed silicon carbide wafer, after silicon carbide is irradiated by femtosecond laser, a light source is switched to excite a defect position, and whether a color center is generated or not and whether the prepared color center is a single photon source or not are detected through a confocal laser transmission and spectrum detection module and a single photon source detection module; and the fluorescence imaging module monitors the forming process of the color center in real time and transmits an acquisition result to the upper computer for processing and analysis. The forming condition of the color center can be monitored in real time and in situ, the yield of the color center and the machining efficiency are improved, and meanwhile it is guaranteed that the finally machined color center is more likely to become a high-quality single photon source.

The invention discloses a source device independent quantum key distribution method, device and system and a network thereof, and belongs to the technical field of quantum key distribution. In order to solve the problem that an existing quantum key distribution protocol depends on a source end security hypothesis and is difficult to defend unknown source side attacks, the invention provides a source equipment-independent quantum key distribution protocol. Through the physical characteristics of the non-classical quantum light source and a pairing method after measurement, the security hypothesis of source end equipment is removed, known and unknown source side attacks can be effectively resisted, and the quantum advantages in the aspects of security and performance expression compared with a classical laser source are realized. The invention further provides a method for directly expanding the point-to-point protocol to the multi-user quantum key distribution network, compared with an existing quantum network based on an entangled photon source, the complexity of an experiment system and the requirement for equipment are reduced, and the method is suitable for long-distance and high-safety quantum communication and quantum network deployment.

The invention provides a Rydberg atomic electromagnetic signal detection device based on correlated photon coincidence measurement, and the device comprises a correlated photon source assembly which is used for enabling single-polarization and frequency-stable laser to generate polarization orthogonal correlated photon pairs; the Rydberg atom preparation system is in communication connection with the associated photon source assembly, and associated photon pairs emitted by the associated photon source assembly enter the Rydberg atom preparation system; the correlation detection assembly is in communication connection with the Rydberg atom preparation system and is used for counting transmission photons of the EIT-AT split transmission spectrum signals, and when the difference value between the reference photon arrival time and the transmission photon arrival time is within a preset range, the EIT-AT split transmission spectrum signals are regarded as coincidence events and coincidence counts are recorded. According to the invention, the problem of low sensitivity caused by the defects of optical readout noise, weak off-resonance field response, sensitive temperature drift vibration environment and the like in the prior art is solved.

The invention discloses an optical communication band all-fiber portable frequency entangled two-photon source comprising a pump light source assembly used for generating pump light with a preset wavelength; the filter is connected with the pump light source assembly through a polarization maintaining optical fiber and is used for ensuring the purity of the pump light; the PPLN waveguide is connected with the filter through a polarization maintaining optical fiber and is used for converting the pure pump light into a target entangled photon pair and residual pump light; the filtering and beam splitting assembly is connected with the PPLN waveguide through a polarization maintaining optical fiber with a preset wave band, and is used for removing residual pump light and losslessly separating obtained pure photon pairs into two different light paths; and the output interface comprises a first flange and a second flange, and the first flange and the second flange are respectively connected with the two different optical paths of the filtering and beam splitting assembly through polarization maintaining optical fibers and are used for outputting pure entangled photon pairs.

The invention discloses a national secret SSL handshake communication method based on a quantum key, and relates to the technical field of quantum communication, and the method comprises the following steps: point-to-point connection is established between two communication parties through a quantum communication link, and the two communication parties are respectively a sender and a receiver; a sender uses a single photon source to generate and send a group of quantum bits to a receiver according to a predetermined quantum coding mode, and the receiver measures the received quantum bits through a quantum detection device to obtain a corresponding measurement result. According to the method, the quantum state in the quantum communication link is monitored in real time, the potential collapse risk prediction is carried out in combination with the deep neural network, the redundancy is automatically adjusted when the risk is found, error correction coding is carried out, and thus the anti-interference capability is improved. By introducing an anti-interference structure and dynamic redundancy adjustment, key distortion or communication interruption caused by quantum state collapse is effectively avoided, smooth key negotiation is ensured, and the reliability and data security of a communication link are remarkably enhanced.

An interferometric module, constructed in single pentagonal block to produce high quality, robust, low cost entangled-photon sources enabling polarization entanglement swapping. The compact block forms a generic platform that facilitates a comprehensive integration of optical components while allowing for quick optical alignments. Phase-stability of the self-balanced Sagnac interferometer is harnessed to offer a highly stable performance at room temperature and under sever operating conditions. High-quality entanglement is inherently achieved by equalizing two interferometric optical paths from counter-propagating photons. A periodically poled nonlinear crystal is placed between two half-wave plates, which also serve to correct the polarization states of the photons. The result is compensation-free and plug-and-play entangled-photon sources for quantum routers, distributed quantum sensing and quantum telecommunication. Wavelengths and generation rate of photon pairs are realized via the hosted crystal. Energy and polarization entanglement, and hyperentanglement can be remotely set by rotating the polarization state of the pump laser diode.

The invention discloses an OpenMC-based BNCT dose full-process automatic calculation output method, and particularly relates to the technical field of boron neutron capture therapy dose calculation, and the method comprises the steps: reading a DICOM-CT image, automatically completing HU value segmentation, material assignment and voxel grid modeling, and generating an OpenMC geometry and material input card; setting a neutron / photon source, an operation mode and a counting grid, and executing Monte Carlo transport calculation; an ICRP flux-dose conversion coefficient library is built in, and dose calculation is automatically completed; the dose field is written into an Rt dose file, and the Rt dose file can be directly imported into mature medical image processing software for visual evaluation and plan optimization. According to the method, end-to-end automation from the CT image to the clinical available dose file is achieved, manual intervention is not needed, the BNCT dose calculation efficiency, precision and standardization level are remarkably improved, and a reliable tool is provided for BNCT dose simulation research.

A system and method for taking measurements in a formation. The system may include a quantum entangled photon source that entangles an idler particle and a probe particle, a transmitter disposed in a wellbore and connected to the quantum entangled photon source by a transmitter waveguide, a receiver disposed in the wellbore, and a carrier laser connected to the receiver by a carrier waveguide. The system may further comprise a detector connected to the carrier waveguide and an information handling system in communication with the quantum entangled photon source, the carrier laser, and the detector. The method may include broadcasting a probe particle from a transmitter into a formation, capturing the probe particle with at least one receiver after the probe particle has interacted with the formation, and measuring the probe particle during an interaction with the formation using an idler particle in a detector.

The application discloses a single-photon source anti-bunching measurement device and method, relates to the technical field of single-photon detection, and comprises a single-photon source module, a signal trigger light path module, an interference light path module, a single-photon detector module and a coincidence counting module. The single-photon detector module comprises a first gated single-photon detector, a second gated single-photon detector, a first single-photon detector and a second single-photon detector, and can realize accurate measurement of the anti-bunching value of a deterministic single-photon source and a heralded single-photon source.

A system which includes a photon source configured to generate a spin-1 particle; an N-dimensional quantum random number generator (ND-QRNG); a processor; and a memory. The ND-QRNG includes a detector and an optical unit including: a preparation stage configured to enable certification via value indefiniteness; and a measurement stage configured to generate numbers and outcomes attained by measuring a state of a particle utilized to prepare an N-dimensional quantum system. The memory, includes instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the processor cause the system to: generate a spin-1 particle; receive the spin-1 particle by the optical unit; generate by the optical unit a set of outcomes based on the state of the spin-1 particle; detect the set of outcomes; and output a sequence of N-ary numbers based on the detected set of outcomes.

This application discloses a high-dimensional encoded quantum random number generator and a method for generating quantum random numbers. The high-dimensional encoded quantum random number generator includes an entangled photon source, a wavelength splitter, at least one photon encoding and detection module, and a data processing module. The photon encoding and detection module includes a first filter, a second filter, a dispersive device, a beam splitting module, a first photon detector, a second photon detector, and a third photon detector. This application uses multiple photon processing through the dispersive device and the beam splitting module to perform high-dimensional time encoding on a single photon. Under the condition of entangled photon pairs at the same rate, a single photon can be converted into a quantum random number with a higher number of bits, thereby improving the random number generation rate.

A system and method for determining a level of an analyte parameter, comprising: causing a photon source to send photons to a probe sensitive to an analyte, exciting the probe to emit light; receiving optical data from a photodetector based on the light emitted from the probe; determining a difference between a first level of the analyte parameter at a first location adjacent to a first surface of the probe and an intermediate level of the analyte parameter at an intermediate location between the first location and a second location adjacent to a second surface of the probe; and determining a second level of the analyte parameter adjacent to the second surface of the probe based on the difference between the first level of the analyte parameter and the intermediate level of the analyte parameter.

Methods and apparatus for using exempt gamma photon sources to measure fluid properties are described herein. The gamma photon sources are used with detectors in an arrangement that provides a short photon path length between source and detector. Fluid measurement devices described herein have a fluid container defining an interior, an exempt gamma-ray source located outside the fluid container, and a gamma-ray detector located outside the fluid container, the exempt gamma photon source and the gamma-ray detector defining a photon path that traverses the interior of the fluid container along a non-diametric chord of the fluid container.

A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) with a first structure of a ordinary optical material is enhanced with a second structure of a nonlinear optical material. The second structure provides or enhances nonlinear optical effects within the PIC. The first structure and the second structure may be in distinct layers. The first structure may be directly over and in contact with the second structure. Alternatively, the first structure and the second structures may be evanescently coupled while being vertically separated by a layer of cladding material. Lateral spacing may be used in combination with vertically spacing to precisely control a degree coupling between the first structure and the second structure.

A photon source comprising:a quantum dot; and an optical cavity,the optical cavity comprising:a diffractive Bragg grating “DBG”; anda planar reflection layer,the DBG comprising a plurality of concentric reflective rings surrounding a central disk and at least one conductive track extending from the central disk across the plurality of concentric rings, the quantum dot being provided within the central disk and the planar reflection layer being provided on one side of the DBG to cause light to be preferentially emitted from the opposing side of the DBG.