Title :
Quantum optics of spontaneous four-wave mixing in a silicon nitride microring resonator
Author :
Helt, L.G. ; Liscidini, M. ; Farsi, A. ; Clemmen, S. ; Venkataraman, V. ; Levy, J. ; Lipson, M. ; Gaeta, A. ; Sipe, J.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
By varying the width of an exciting pump pulse, very efficient generation of photon pairs, ranging from anti-correlated to nearly unentangled, is possible in existing silicon nitride microring resonators.
Keywords :
micro-optics; multiwave mixing; optical pumping; optical resonators; quantum optics; silicon compounds; Si3N4; anticorrelated; exciting pump pulse; microring resonator; nearly unentangled; photon pairs generation; quantum optics; silicon nitride; spontaneous four-wave mixing; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical ring resonators; Optimized production technology; Photonics; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
