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Silicon photonics for entangled photons

Shayan Mookherjea

Published Jan 1, 2016• 0 citations

Abstract

Micro-chips using silicon photonics can generate entangled photons using low power at telecommunications wavelengths and at room temperature. With further development, such compact chips might replace traditional crystal-based or fiber-based bulky photon-generation sources.

DOI: 10.1364/acpc.2016.ath3g.2

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