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Towards a quantum interface between telecommunication and UV wavelengths: design and classical performance

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We propose and characterize a quantum interface between telecommunication wavelengths (1311 nm) and an Yb\({}^{+}\)-dipole transition (369.5 nm) based on a second-order sum-frequency process in a PPKTP waveguide. An external (internal) conversion efficiency above 5 % (10 %) is shown using classical bright light.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Harald Herrmann for helpful discussions and also the reviewers for useful comments, contributing to improve the manuscript. We acknowledge financial support provided by the German Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung within the QuOReP and Q.com-Q framework.

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    Helge Rütz, Kai-Hong Luo, Hubertus Suche & Christine Silberhorn

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This paper is part of the topical collection “Quantum Repeaters: From Components to Strategies” guest edited by Manfred Bayer, Christoph Becher and Peter van Loock.

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Rütz, H., Luo, KH., Suche, H. et al. Towards a quantum interface between telecommunication and UV wavelengths: design and classical performance. Appl. Phys. B 122, 13 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-016-6325-z

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