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Frontiers in Optics

Nanophotonic resonators for quantum frequency conversion

Kartik A. Srinivasan, Qing Li, Marcelo Davanço

Published Jan 1, 2016• 0 citations
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Abstract

We present the development of silicon nitride microresonators for quantum frequency conversion over both narrow and wide spectral translation ranges, including efficient, low-noise conversion of single-photon-level signals and progress towards application to quantum dot single-photon-sources.
DOI
10.1364/ls.2016.lw5i.2

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