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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA