Abstract: Quantum optical device authentication technologies are described herein. A first device includes an optical transmitter transmits a plurality of pulses to an optical receiver included on a second device. The optical pulses each have one of two non-orthogonal optical states. The optical receiver measures each of the pulses and the second device records a measured value of the optical state of each pulse. Subsequently, the second device transmits the measured values of the optical states of the pulses to the first device. The first device outputs an indication of whether the second device is authenticated based upon the measured values received from the second device and the optical states of the pulses transmitted by the optical transmitter.

Abstract: A high-brightness squeezed light source includes a plurality of light squeezing elements and a photonic summing device. The light squeezing elements each output respective squeezed light responsive to receipt of unsqueezed light. The photonic summing device receives the squeezed light output by each of the light squeezing elements and coherently adds the squeezed light to generate a high-brightness squeezed light output. The high-brightness squeezed light output has a greater brightness than the outputs of the light squeezing elements, and a same degree of squeezing as one or more of the outputs of the light squeezing elements.

Abstract: A quantum communication system includes a first quantum transceiver, a second quantum transceiver, and a quantum communication mediator (QCM) system. The transceivers have different resonant frequencies or physical systems. The QCM system receives an initial quantum signal from the first quantum transceiver. The QCM system transfers a quantum state of the initial quantum signal to a first mechanical signal and then from the first mechanical signal to a first pair of optical signals by way of a first three-wave mixing process. The QCM transfers the quantum state to a second pair of optical signals from the first pair by way of a four-wave mixing process. The QCM transfers the quantum state from the second pair of optical signals to a second mechanical signal by way of a second three-wave mixing process. The QCM transfers the quantum state from the second mechanical signal to a final quantum signal by mechanical transduction.

Abstract: Techniques and devices for producing short laser pulses based on chirped pulse amplification.

Abstract: Techniques and devices for producing short laser pulses based on chirped pulse amplification.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for using stimulated Raman scattering in an optical gain medium to produce amplified laser pulses.

Abstract: Techniques, apparatus and systems for providing compensation mechanisms for mode-locked lasers and optical amplifiers and a dispersion compensation mechanism to allow a mode-locked laser and an optical amplifier to be optically coupled to each other and to share a common diffraction grating for a dispersion compensation element for the laser and a separate dispersion compensation element for the amplifier.