• DocumentCode
    734012
  • Title

    Efficient single-photon-level quantum frequency conversion on a silicon nanophotonic chip

  • Author

    Qing Li ; Davanco, Marcelo ; Srinivasan, Kartik

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Nanoscale Sci. & Technol., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate frequency conversion of single-photon-level signals with an efficiency of 25% and signal-to-noise level >20:1, via four-wave-mixing Bragg scattering in a Si3N4 microring using low power (<;20 mW per pump), continuous wave pump lasers.
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; integrated optoelectronics; multiwave mixing; nanophotonics; optical frequency conversion; optical noise; optical pumping; quantum optics; silicon; silicon compounds; Si; Si3N4; four-wave-mixing Bragg scattering; low power continuous wave pump lasers; microring; signal-to-noise level; silicon nanophotonic chip; single-photon-level quantum frequency conversion; single-photon-level signals; Couplings; Dispersion; Frequency conversion; Optical ring resonators; Optical variables measurement; Photonics; Signal to noise ratio;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7184456