Title :
Spatial multiplexing of monolithic Silicon heralded single photon sources
Author :
Collins, Matthew J. ; Xiong, Chuan ; Vo, T.D. ; Clark, Alex S. ; Rey, Isabella H. ; He, Jinwei ; Shahnia, Shayan ; Reardon, Christopher ; Steel, Michael J. ; Krauss, Thomas F. ; Eggleton, Benjamin J.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst. (CUDOS), Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
Here we present the first experimental demonstration of spatial multiplexing of two integrated heralded single photon sources so as to enhance the heralded photon rate for a given single waveguide output power.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical waveguides; silicon; space division multiplexing; Si; heralded photon rate; integrated heralded single photon sources; monolithic silicon heralded single photon sources; single waveguide output power; spatial multiplexing; Educational institutions; Multiplexing; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0593-5
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801675
