Title :
Bragg reflection waveguides: A novel platform for enhanced control of photon-pair generation via spontaneous parametric down conversion
Author :
Abolghasem, Payam ; Shi, Xiaojuan ; Hendrych, Martin ; Torres, Juan P. ; Helmy, Amr S.
Author_Institution :
EdwardS. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
Spontaneous-parametric down-conversion bandwidth control between 7 nm to 676 nm is reported in an integrated source of frequency anti-correlated photon-pairs using type-I and type-II phase-matched AlxGa1-xAs Bragg reflection waveguide.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; integrated optics; optical control; optical correlation; optical frequency conversion; optical phase matching; optical waveguides; quantum optics; AlxGa1-xAs; Bragg reflection waveguide; anticorrelated photon-pair generation; integrated source; optical control; spontaneous parametric down conversion; type-II phase-matching; Bandwidth; Frequency conversion; Integrated optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Photonics Society; Semiconductor waveguides; (190.4390) Nonlinear optics, integrated optics; (190.4410) Nonlinear optics, parametric processes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
