Title :
High visibility on-chip quantum interference of single surface plasmons
Author :
Yong-Jing Cai ; Ming Li ; Xi-Feng Ren ; Chang-Ling Zou ; Xiao Xiong ; Hua-Lin Lei ; Bi-Heng Liu ; Guo-Ping Guo ; Guang-Can Guo
Author_Institution :
Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Inf. & Quantum Phys., Univ. of Sci. & Technol. of China, Hefei, China
Abstract :
In this work, the on-chip quantum interference of two single surface plasmons was achieved and the high visibility (greater than 90%) proves the bosonic nature of single plasmons. The effect of intrinsic losses in plasmonic waveguides is also discussed.
Keywords :
integrated optics; light interference; optical losses; optical waveguides; plasmonics; quantum optics; surface plasmons; bosonic nature; high visibility on-chip quantum interference; intrinsic loss effect; plasmonic waveguides; single surface plasmons; Interference; Optical losses; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Surface waves; System-on-chip;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
