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Frontiers in Optics

Near perfect two-photon interference out a of down-converter on silicon nitride chip

Romain Dalidet, Florent Mazeas, Edgars Nitišs, Ozan Yakar, A. Strogonov, Laurent Labonté, Camille‐Sophie Brès, Sébastien Tanzilli

Published Jan 1, 2021• 0 citations
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Abstract

We report the first photon-pair source based on χ2 nonlinearity process on a silicon platform, showing a record two-photon interference visibility exceeding 99%, opening a new horizon for quantum technologies.
DOI
10.1364/fio.2021.jth1a.5

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