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A compact silicon photonic quantum coherent receiver with deterministic phase control

Volkan Gurses, Samantha I. Davis, Esme Knabe, Raju Valivarthi, M. Spiropulu, Ali Hajimiri

Published Jan 1, 2023• 1 citation
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Abstract

We demonstrate a quantum-limited silicon photonic coherent receiver with 26.0 dB shot noise clearance, 34.6 µW knee power, and 0.00200 mm 2 chip area. We measure squeezed vacuum with the integrated receiver and demonstrate phase-locking to the squeezed quadrature.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_at.2023.am4n.4

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