Title :
1.5µm degenerate-frequency photon pair generation in silicon micro-ring cavities
Author :
Yuan Guo ; Wei Zhang ; Shuai Dong ; Yidong Huang ; Jiangde Peng
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
1.5μm degenerate-frequency photon pairs are generated in a silicon micro-ring cavity by reverse degenerate spontaneous four wave mixing. Their quantum interferences in Mach-Zehnder interferometers are demonstrated, showing their potential in quantum metrology and quantum information.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; elemental semiconductors; micro-optics; multiwave mixing; optical frequency conversion; optical resonators; quantum interference phenomena; silicon; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; Si; degenerate-frequency photon pair generation; quantum information; quantum interferences; quantum metrology; reverse degenerate spontaneous four wave mixing; silicon microring cavities; wavelength 1.5 mum; Cavity resonators; Interference; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Silicon; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
