In this talk, we will discuss how strong second-order nonlinearity in the thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) platform offers a promising route to change this paradigm, with optical parametric amplification as a remarkably versatile primitive. The same nonlinear building block can generate ultra-broadband squeezed states, provide preamplification for ultra-broadband, loss-tolerant quadrature measurements, deterministically generate error-correcting codes, and enable ultrafast all-optical switching and feedforward. I will present our recent advances in high-level traveling-wave vacuum squeezing, low-loss interferometers, and integrated photodiodes on the TFLN platform, paving the way toward scalable quantum information processing at room temperature and ultrafast clock rates.

Zoom link available upon request, please email nlordi AT unm.edu