Quantum Information and Measurement (QIM)

Integrated source of entangled photon pair at telecom wavelength

Adil Syed Rab, Emanuele Polino, Mauro Valeri, Paolo Mataloni, Nicolò Spagnolo, Fabio Sciarrino, Simone Atzeni, Giacomo Corrielli, Andrea Crespi, Roberto Osellame

Published Jan 1, 2019• 0 citations

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Abstract

A compact, robust and high quality on-chip source of entangled photons pair in telecom wavelength is presented. The entangled output state can be changed by means of the chip reconfigurability and its hybrid structure.

DOI: 10.1364/qim.2019.t5a.8

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