A device for generating individual photons with energy E includes quantum emitters, having at least one determined transition with the energy E from an energy level N* to a lower energy level N1. The emitters are near a propagation path running from first to second regions. The device also includes at least one light source to output light, for propagation along the path. The light has the energy E for resonant excitation of the energy level N*. The emitters are arranged so that optionally exactly Z emitters are illuminated, forming an optical thickness τ>0 for the light along the path. The number Z lies in a range of Z0±10% and Z0 is a number at which a maximum destructive interference in the second region occurs between a two-photon component of the light scattered on the ZO emitters and a two-photon component of the non-scattered light.

A device for generating individual photons with energy E includes quantum emitters, having at least one determined transition with the energy E from an energy level N* to a lower energy level N1. The emitters are near a propagation path running from first to second regions. The device also includes at least one light source to output light, for propagation along the path. The light has the energy E for resonant excitation of the energy level N*. The emitters are arranged so that optionally exactly Z emitters are illuminated, forming an optical thickness τ>0 for the light along the path. The number Z lies in a range of Z0±10% and Z0 is a number at which a maximum destructive interference in the second region occurs between a two-photon component of the light scattered on the ZO emitters and a two-photon component of the non-scattered light.

A method and a system for generating a hyper-entangled high-dimensional time-bin frequency-bin state, the method comprising generating a hyper-entangled state composed of a time-bin and frequency-bin encoded state, and individually modifying at least one of: i) the amplitude and ii) the phase of the state components at different frequency-bins and different time-bins of the hyper-entangled state. The system comprises a non-linear medium exited with multiple pulses in broad phase-matching conditions, a frequency mode separator and an amplitude/phase modulator, the frequency mode separator temporally and spatially separating frequency modes of the hyper-entangled state, the amplitude/phase modulator individually modifying at least one of: i) the amplitude (and ii) the phase of the state components at different frequency-bins and different time-bins of the hyper-entangled state.

A method and a system for generating a hyper-entangled high-dimensional time-bin frequency-bin state, the method comprising generating a hyper-entangled state composed of a time-bin and frequency-bin encoded state, and individually modifying at least one of: i) the amplitude and ii) the phase of the state components at different frequency-bins and different time-bins of the hyper-entangled state. The system comprises a non-linear medium exited with multiple pulses in broad phase-matching conditions, a frequency mode separator and an amplitude/phase modulator, the frequency mode separator temporally and spatially separating frequency modes of the hyper-entangled state, the amplitude/phase modulator individually modifying at least one of: i) the amplitude (and ii) the phase of the state components at different frequency-bins and different time-bins of the hyper-entangled state.

A method of making a microstructured optical fiber including loading the core and cladding materials of the fiber with hydrogen and deuterium at a loading temperature; annealing the fiber at a selected temperature T.sub.anneal; pumping the fiber with radiation; and reducing the temperature of the fiber and storing the fiber at the reduced temperature before the step of pumping the fiber; and wherein the method allows the hydrogen and the deuterium to become bound to the core material and the cladding material.

A method of making a microstructured optical fiber including loading the core and cladding materials of the fiber with hydrogen and deuterium at a loading temperature; annealing the fiber at a selected temperature T.sub.anneal; pumping the fiber with radiation; and reducing the temperature of the fiber and storing the fiber at the reduced temperature before the step of pumping the fiber; and wherein the method allows the hydrogen and the deuterium to become bound to the core material and the cladding material.

A laser source includes a topological cavity for nonreciprocal lasing, a magnetic material and an optical waveguide. The magnetic material is arranged to interact with the topological cavity. The optical waveguide is arranged to receive light extracted from the topological cavity upon breaking of time-reversal symmetry in the topological cavity.

A laser source includes a topological cavity for nonreciprocal lasing, a magnetic material and an optical waveguide. The magnetic material is arranged to interact with the topological cavity. The optical waveguide is arranged to receive light extracted from the topological cavity upon breaking of time-reversal symmetry in the topological cavity.

A light source including: a pulse generator for providing a first sequence of light pulses, the first sequence of light pulses including a first number of light pulses within a predetermined time period, a manipulator configured to generate a second sequence of light pulses from the first sequence of light pulses, the second sequence of light pulses having a second number of light pulses within the predetermined time period, the second number being different from the first number, and a nonlinear optical element arranged to receive the second sequence of light pulses.

A light source including: a pulse generator for providing a first sequence of light pulses, the first sequence of light pulses including a first number of light pulses within a predetermined time period, a manipulator configured to generate a second sequence of light pulses from the first sequence of light pulses, the second sequence of light pulses having a second number of light pulses within the predetermined time period, the second number being different from the first number, and a nonlinear optical element arranged to receive the second sequence of light pulses.