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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Integration of rare earth ions and photonic resonators for quantum application

Dongmin Pak, Arindam Nandi, Xiaodong Jiang, Daniel L. Perry, Edward S. Bielejec, Yi Xuan, Mahdi Hosseini

Published Jan 1, 2020• 0 citations
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Abstract

Using ion implantation, on-chip photonic fabrication and heterogeneous integration, we demonstrate a solid-state interface between rare earth ions and telecomm photons in various designs. The platforms enable study of collective and coherent light-atom interactions on chip.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_qels.2020.fw3c.2

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