Title :
Four-wave mixing and generation of correlated photon pairs in silicon ring resonators and photonic molecules
Author :
Azzini, Stefano ; Grassani, Davide ; Strain, Michael J. ; Velha, P. ; Sorel, Marc ; Helt, L.G. ; Sipe, J.E. ; Gerace, Dario ; Liscidini, M. ; Galli, Matteo ; Bajoni, Daniele
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Fis., Univ. degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Abstract :
We study, both theoretically and experimentally, emission of correlated photon-pairs by spontaneous four-wave-mixing in silicon integrated resonators. We show that the number of generated pairs in the quantum experiment is predicted by a classical experiment.
Keywords :
integrated optics; multiwave mixing; optical correlation; optical resonators; quantum optics; silicon; spontaneous emission; Si; correlated photon pair generation; correlated photon-pair emission; photonic molecules; quantum experiment; silicon integrated ring resonators; spontaneous four-wave-mixing; Cavity resonators; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical ring resonators; Particle beams; Photonics; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
