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Design and fabrication of an integrated photonic circuit for producing a maximally-entangled three-photon state

Clement Gouriou

Dec 18, 20190 citations

Towards a Lithium Niobate Photonic Integrated Circuit for Quantum Sensing Applications

Jessica César-Cuello, Isabel Carnoto Amat, Luis Enrique García-Muñoz +1 more

Quantum transducers are key components for hybrid quantum networks, enabling the transfer of quantum states between microwave and optical photons. In the quantum community, many efforts have focused on creating and verifying the entanglement between microwave and optical fields in systems that typically operate at temperatures in the millikelvin range. Our goal is to develop an integrated microwave optical entanglement device based on a lithium niobate whispering gallery mode resonator (WGMR). To investigate the feasibility of developing such an integrated device, first, a passive photonic integrated circuit (PIC) was designed, fabricated, and characterized. The PIC was developed on a thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) on an insulator platform, and it includes eight ring resonators and four asymmetric Mach–Zehnder interferometers. This paper presents the design and operational principles of the integrated device for microwave–optical entanglement, as well as the results of the characterization of the passive PIC.Quantum transducers are key components for hybrid quantum networks, enabling the transfer of quantum states between microwave and optical photons. In the quantum community, many efforts have focused on creating and verifying the entanglement between microwave and optical fields in systems that typically operate at temperatures in the millikelvin range. Our goal is to develop an integrated microwave optical entanglement device based on a lithium niobate whispering gallery mode resonator (WGMR). To investigate the feasibility of developing such an integrated device, first, a passive photonic integrated circuit (PIC) was designed, fabricated, and characterized. The PIC was developed on a thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) on an insulator platform, and it includes eight ring resonators and four asymmetric Mach–Zehnder interferometers. This paper presents the design and operational principles of the integrated device for microwave–optical entanglement, as well as the results of the characterization of the passive PIC.

PhotonicsMar 6, 20244 citations

Design and Fabrication of a Photonic Integrated Circuit-based Entangled Photon Pair Source using Microring Resonators

Nienke ten Haaf, D.P. van der Vuurst, David L. Bakker +3 more

Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrates provide a lightweight, compact platform for applications in quantum optics. We show the evaluation and characterization of an SOI-bascd PIC design for an entangled photon pair source, generating photon pairs by means of the nonlinear process of spontaneous four-wave mixing in microring resonators. Experimental results following from the chip fabrication fed back into the simulated parameter tuning effects, culminating in photon pair generation with measured correlations exceeding classically predicted limits.Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrates provide a lightweight, compact platform for applications in quantum optics. We show the evaluation and characterization of an SOI-bascd PIC design for an entangled photon pair source, generating photon pairs by means of the nonlinear process of spontaneous four-wave mixing in microring resonators. Experimental results following from the chip fabrication fed back into the simulated parameter tuning effects, culminating in photon pair generation with measured correlations exceeding classically predicted limits.

EPJ Web of ConferencesJan 1, 20240 citations

Integrated quantum photonic circuits

Jonathan C. F. Matthews, Alberto Politi, Anthony Laing +12 more

Jan 1, 20090 citations

Hybrid integrated quantum photonic circuits

Ali W. Elshaari, Wolfram H. P. Pernice, Kartik A. Srinivasan +2 more

Nature PhotonicsApr 13, 2020804 citations

Generating high-dimensional entanglement using a foundry-fabricated photonic integrated circuit

Evan Manfreda-Schulz, J. Dulany Elliot, Matthew van Niekerk +7 more

We present a silicon photonic integrated circuit (PIC) designed to generate high-dimensional (HD) entanglement across four discrete waveguide path modes. Our PIC is foundry fabricated and fully packaged with electrical wirebonds and an epoxy bonded fiber array. We performed a partial characterization of our system’s density matrix by demonstrating spectral indistinguishability of photon pairs, measuring the joint coincidence distribution of photon pairs across all pairs of output modes, and measuring the coherences of different mode pairs using two-photon interference. Using a quantitative entanglement witness, we have determined that our system generates at least 1.45 ± 0.15 ebits of HD photonic entanglement.We present a silicon photonic integrated circuit (PIC) designed to generate high-dimensional (HD) entanglement across four discrete waveguide path modes. Our PIC is foundry fabricated and fully packaged with electrical wirebonds and an epoxy bonded fiber array. We performed a partial characterization of our system’s density matrix by demonstrating spectral indistinguishability of photon pairs, measuring the joint coincidence distribution of photon pairs across all pairs of output modes, and measuring the coherences of different mode pairs using two-photon interference. Using a quantitative entanglement witness, we have determined that our system generates at least 1.45 ± 0.15 ebits of HD photonic entanglement.

Optica QuantumDec 21, 20234 citations

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