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Photon pair generation and manipulation in an integrated silicon chip

Damien Bonneau, Joshua W. Silverstone, Robert H. Hadfield, Val Zwiller, Kazuya Ohira, Nobuo Suzuki, Haruhiko Yoshida, Norio Iizuka, Mizunori Ezaki, John Rarity, Jeremy L. O’Brien, Mark G. Thompson

Published Jan 1, 2013• 0 citations
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Abstract

Quantum photonics is a promising technology for implementing quantum information tasks. We demonstrate integration of multiple photon pair sources together with a circuit enabling creation and manipulation of photon pairs in a monolithic silicon-on-insulator chip.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_qels.2013.qth3c.2

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