[{"oa":"1","quality_controlled":"1","citation":{"mla":"Roeder, Franz, et al. “Lithium Niobate Tantalate Mixed Crystals: A Versatile Platform for Nonlinear Quantum Processes.” <i>Optical Materials Express</i>, vol. 16, no. 8, 2668, Optica Publishing Group, 2026, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1364/ome.592892\">10.1364/ome.592892</a>.","bibtex":"@article{Roeder_Rüsing_Hehemann_Gnanavel_Eigner_Brecht_Imlau_Silberhorn_2026, title={Lithium niobate tantalate mixed crystals: a versatile platform for nonlinear quantum processes}, volume={16}, DOI={<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1364/ome.592892\">10.1364/ome.592892</a>}, number={82668}, journal={Optical Materials Express}, publisher={Optica Publishing Group}, author={Roeder, Franz and Rüsing, Michael and Hehemann, Tobias and Gnanavel, Abira and Eigner, Christof and Brecht, Benjamin and Imlau, Mirco and Silberhorn, Christine}, year={2026} }","ama":"Roeder F, Rüsing M, Hehemann T, et al. Lithium niobate tantalate mixed crystals: a versatile platform for nonlinear quantum processes. <i>Optical Materials Express</i>. 2026;16(8). doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1364/ome.592892\">10.1364/ome.592892</a>","ieee":"F. Roeder <i>et al.</i>, “Lithium niobate tantalate mixed crystals: a versatile platform for nonlinear quantum processes,” <i>Optical Materials Express</i>, vol. 16, no. 8, Art. no. 2668, 2026, doi: <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1364/ome.592892\">10.1364/ome.592892</a>.","apa":"Roeder, F., Rüsing, M., Hehemann, T., Gnanavel, A., Eigner, C., Brecht, B., Imlau, M., &#38; Silberhorn, C. (2026). Lithium niobate tantalate mixed crystals: a versatile platform for nonlinear quantum processes. <i>Optical Materials Express</i>, <i>16</i>(8), Article 2668. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1364/ome.592892\">https://doi.org/10.1364/ome.592892</a>","chicago":"Roeder, Franz, Michael Rüsing, Tobias Hehemann, Abira Gnanavel, Christof Eigner, Benjamin Brecht, Mirco Imlau, and Christine Silberhorn. “Lithium Niobate Tantalate Mixed Crystals: A Versatile Platform for Nonlinear Quantum Processes.” <i>Optical Materials Express</i> 16, no. 8 (2026). <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1364/ome.592892\">https://doi.org/10.1364/ome.592892</a>.","short":"F. Roeder, M. Rüsing, T. Hehemann, A. Gnanavel, C. Eigner, B. Brecht, M. Imlau, C. Silberhorn, Optical Materials Express 16 (2026)."},"volume":16,"user_id":"22501","_id":"66939","publisher":"Optica Publishing Group","funded_apc":"1","status":"public","department":[{"_id":"288"},{"_id":"623"},{"_id":"15"}],"type":"journal_article","date_created":"2026-09-02T11:53:45Z","abstract":[{"text":"Many quantum optical applications in spectroscopy, communication and signal analysis rely on spectrally-engineered nonlinear optical interactions to target specific wavelengths or bandwidth. Here, in an established material platform like lithium niobate the achievable wavelength and bandwidth combinations are usually limited by the material’s dispersion and its birefringence. In this regard, mixed crystals of lithium niobate tantalate (LNT) promise a novel material platform, because they allow tuning the birefringence, which is central for type II phase matching devices. Crucially, LNT offers crystal  compositions without any birefringence, which still retain their second-order optical nonlinearity. Despite recent progress in the growth and fabrication of LNT, so far no works have investigated the unique properties of LNT for use in electro-optics, nonlinear or quantum optics. In this study, we explore nonlinear optical devices based on LNT for broad- and narrowband nonlinear optical interactions based on recently measured Sellmeier coefficients. Most interestingly, we find that compositions without birefringence allow the design of broadband, degenerate type II phase matching sources spanning the whole near- to mid-infrared range by only changing the poling period and pump wavelength. Such devices are not easily realizable in pure lithium niobate or lithium tantalate. This could potentially allow for\tmore flexible light sources and nonlinear devices in quantum metrology, quantum spectroscopy and quantum communication.","lang":"eng"}],"publication":"Optical Materials Express","issue":"8","doi":"10.1364/ome.592892","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"article_number":"2668","main_file_link":[{"open_access":"1","url":"https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.592892"}],"article_type":"original","intvolume":"        16","publication_status":"published","date_updated":"2026-09-02T13:35:22Z","publication_identifier":{"issn":["2159-3930"]},"author":[{"full_name":"Roeder, Franz","last_name":"Roeder","first_name":"Franz","id":"88149"},{"id":"22501","full_name":"Rüsing, Michael","first_name":"Michael","orcid":"0000-0003-4682-4577","last_name":"Rüsing"},{"last_name":"Hehemann","first_name":"Tobias","full_name":"Hehemann, Tobias"},{"id":"81424","full_name":"Gnanavel, Abira","last_name":"Gnanavel","first_name":"Abira"},{"id":"13244","first_name":"Christof","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5693-3083","last_name":"Eigner","full_name":"Eigner, Christof"},{"full_name":"Brecht, Benjamin","orcid":"0000-0003-4140-0556 ","last_name":"Brecht","first_name":"Benjamin","id":"27150"},{"full_name":"Imlau, Mirco","first_name":"Mirco","last_name":"Imlau"},{"full_name":"Silberhorn, Christine","first_name":"Christine","last_name":"Silberhorn","id":"26263"}],"year":"2026","title":"Lithium niobate tantalate mixed crystals: a versatile platform for nonlinear quantum processes"},{"department":[{"_id":"288"},{"_id":"623"},{"_id":"15"}],"type":"journal_article","date_created":"2024-12-27T19:01:14Z","abstract":[{"text":"The latest applications in ultrafast quantum metrology require bright, broadband bi-photon sources with one of the photons in the mid-infrared and the other in the visible to near infrared. However, existing sources based on bulk crystals are limited in brightness due to the short interaction length and only allow for limited dispersion engineering. Here, we present an integrated PDC source based on a Ti:LiNbO3 waveguide that generates broadband bi-photons with central wavelengths at 860 nm and 2800 nm. Their spectral bandwidth exceeds 25 THz and is achieved by simultaneous matching of the group velocities (GVs) and cancellation of GV dispersion for the signal and idler field. We provide an intuitive understanding of the process by studying our source’s behavior at different temperatures and pump wavelengths, which agrees well with simulations.","lang":"eng"}],"publication":"New Journal of Physics","issue":"12","doi":"10.1088/1367-2630/ad9f98","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"article_number":"123025","intvolume":"        26","article_type":"original","date_updated":"2026-09-02T14:54:23Z","publication_status":"published","author":[{"full_name":"Roeder, Franz","first_name":"Franz","last_name":"Roeder","id":"88149"},{"first_name":"Abira","last_name":"Gnanavel","full_name":"Gnanavel, Abira","id":"81424"},{"id":"78890","last_name":"Pollmann","first_name":"René","full_name":"Pollmann, René"},{"full_name":"Brecht, Olga","last_name":"Brecht","first_name":"Olga"},{"last_name":"Stefszky","first_name":"Michael","full_name":"Stefszky, Michael","id":"42777"},{"id":"40300","first_name":"Laura","last_name":"Padberg","full_name":"Padberg, Laura"},{"full_name":"Eigner, Christof","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5693-3083","first_name":"Christof","last_name":"Eigner","id":"13244"},{"id":"26263","first_name":"Christine","last_name":"Silberhorn","full_name":"Silberhorn, Christine"},{"full_name":"Brecht, Benjamin","last_name":"Brecht","orcid":"0000-0003-4140-0556 ","first_name":"Benjamin","id":"27150"}],"publication_identifier":{"issn":["1367-2630"]},"title":"Ultra-broadband non-degenerate guided-wave bi-photon source in the near and mid-infrared","year":"2024","project":[{"name":"MIRAQLS: MIRAQLS: Mid-infrared Quantum Technology for Sensing","_id":"571"},{"name":"E2TPA: Exploiting Entangled Two-Photon Absorption","_id":"190"}],"citation":{"ama":"Roeder F, Gnanavel A, Pollmann R, et al. Ultra-broadband non-degenerate guided-wave bi-photon source in the near and mid-infrared. <i>New Journal of Physics</i>. 2024;26(12). doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ad9f98\">10.1088/1367-2630/ad9f98</a>","bibtex":"@article{Roeder_Gnanavel_Pollmann_Brecht_Stefszky_Padberg_Eigner_Silberhorn_Brecht_2024, title={Ultra-broadband non-degenerate guided-wave bi-photon source in the near and mid-infrared}, volume={26}, DOI={<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ad9f98\">10.1088/1367-2630/ad9f98</a>}, number={12123025}, journal={New Journal of Physics}, publisher={IOP Publishing}, author={Roeder, Franz and Gnanavel, Abira and Pollmann, René and Brecht, Olga and Stefszky, Michael and Padberg, Laura and Eigner, Christof and Silberhorn, Christine and Brecht, Benjamin}, year={2024} }","mla":"Roeder, Franz, et al. “Ultra-Broadband Non-Degenerate Guided-Wave Bi-Photon Source in the near and Mid-Infrared.” <i>New Journal of Physics</i>, vol. 26, no. 12, 123025, IOP Publishing, 2024, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ad9f98\">10.1088/1367-2630/ad9f98</a>.","short":"F. Roeder, A. Gnanavel, R. Pollmann, O. Brecht, M. Stefszky, L. Padberg, C. Eigner, C. Silberhorn, B. Brecht, New Journal of Physics 26 (2024).","chicago":"Roeder, Franz, Abira Gnanavel, René Pollmann, Olga Brecht, Michael Stefszky, Laura Padberg, Christof Eigner, Christine Silberhorn, and Benjamin Brecht. “Ultra-Broadband Non-Degenerate Guided-Wave Bi-Photon Source in the near and Mid-Infrared.” <i>New Journal of Physics</i> 26, no. 12 (2024). <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ad9f98\">https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ad9f98</a>.","apa":"Roeder, F., Gnanavel, A., Pollmann, R., Brecht, O., Stefszky, M., Padberg, L., Eigner, C., Silberhorn, C., &#38; Brecht, B. (2024). Ultra-broadband non-degenerate guided-wave bi-photon source in the near and mid-infrared. <i>New Journal of Physics</i>, <i>26</i>(12), Article 123025. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ad9f98\">https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ad9f98</a>","ieee":"F. Roeder <i>et al.</i>, “Ultra-broadband non-degenerate guided-wave bi-photon source in the near and mid-infrared,” <i>New Journal of Physics</i>, vol. 26, no. 12, Art. no. 123025, 2024, doi: <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ad9f98\">10.1088/1367-2630/ad9f98</a>."},"volume":26,"user_id":"13244","_id":"57862","publisher":"IOP Publishing","status":"public"}]