Title :
Generating photon pairs using silicon photonics
Author :
Kumar, Ravindra ; Jun Rong Ong ; Savanier, Marc ; Mookherjea, Shayan
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
Silicon photonic waveguides and resonators fabricated using CMOS-compatible processes can generate photon pairs at telecommunications wavelengths and at room temperature, with electrically controllable properties e.g., tunable frequency-bin entangled comb and tunable joint spectral intensity.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical fabrication; optical resonators; optical waveguides; quantum entanglement; quantum optics; silicon; CMOS-compatible processes; Si; electrically controllable properties; photon pair generation; resonators; room temperature; silicon photonic waveguides; silicon photonics; telecommunications wavelengths; temperature 293 K to 298 K; tunable frequency-bin entangled comb; tunable joint spectral intensity; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical resonators; Silicon photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2014 IEEE 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2282-6
DOI :
10.1109/Group4.2014.6961957
