• DocumentCode
    3062532
  • Title

    Generation of O-band heralded single-photons using a silicon wire waveguide

  • Author

    Mao Tong Liu ; Ying Huang ; Han Chuen Lim

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    June 30 2013-July 4 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We generate O-band heralded single-photons from a 2.6-mm-long dispersion-tailored silicon wire waveguide. The broadband nature of the source suggests potential for simultaneous generation of multi-wavelength heralded single-photons.
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; optical distortion; optical pulse generation; optical waveguides; silicon; O-band heralded single-photon generation; Si; broadband nature; dispersion-tailored silicon wire waveguide; size 2.6 mm; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optimized production technology; Photonics; Silicon; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Kyoto
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600362
  • Filename
    6600362