Title :
Monolithic generation and manipulation of nondegenerate photon pairs within a silicon-on-insulator quantum photonic circuit
Author :
Silverstone, Joshua W. ; Bonneau, Damien ; Hadfield, Robert Hugh ; Zwiller, Val ; Rarity, J.G. ; O´Brien, Jeremy L. ; Thompson, Mark G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Abstract :
We report the first on-chip quantum interference between photons generated in two discrete spontaneous four-wave mixing sources, and the manipulation of this biphotonic state using silicon-on-insulator integrated optics.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; light interference; light sources; multiwave mixing; quantum optics; silicon-on-insulator; biphotonic state manipulation; discrete spontaneous four-wave mixing sources; monolithic generation; monolithic manipulation; nondegenerate photon pairs; on-chip quantum interference; silicon-on-insulator integrated optics; silicon-on-insulator quantum photonic circuit; Educational institutions; Four-wave mixing; Interference; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Silicon-on-insulator; System-on-chip;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0593-5
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801637
