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arXiv:0802.0136 · Science

Silica-on-Silicon Waveguide Quantum Circuits

Alberto Politi, Martin James Cryan, John Rarity, Siyuan Yu, Jeremy L. O’Brien

Published Mar 27, 2008• 1,082 citations

Abstract

Quantum technologies based on photons will likely require an integrated optics architecture for improved performance, miniaturization, and scalability. We demonstrate high-fidelity silica-on-silicon integrated optical realizations of key quantum photonic circuits, including two-photon quantum interference with a visibility of 94.8 +/- 0.5%; a controlled-NOT gate with an average logical basis fidelity of 94.3 +/- 0.2%; and a path-entangled state of two photons with fidelity of >92%. These results show that it is possible to directly "write" sophisticated photonic quantum circuits onto a silicon chip, which will be of benefit to future quantum technologies based on photons, including information processing, communication, metrology, and lithography, as well as the fundamental science of quantum optics.

DOI: 10.1126/science.1155441

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