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IEEE International Conference on Group IV Photonics (GFP)

Silicon photonic crystal microcavities for optical quantum information processing

Barnaby William Balmforth, Frederic S. F. Brossard, S. Schirmer, D.A. Williams

Published Sep 1, 2007• 0 citations
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Abstract

We propose a system for scalable on-chip optical QIP using a coupled atom-cavity system in a silicon photonic crystal slab. Device design is optimised using plane wave expansion (PWE) and finite difference time domain (FDTD) simulations, and devices are presented which allow non-intrusive experimental characterisation before and after ion implantation.

DOI
10.1109/group4.2007.4347700

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