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Optical Fiber Communication Conference

Silicon photonic generation and measurement of multi-channel Energy-time entangled photons distributed over a 40km single mode fiber

Qin Yue, Hongnan Xu, Hon Ki Tsang

Published Jan 1, 2025• 0 citations
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Abstract

Here we report on a monolithic integrated silicon system that enables the multi-channel energy-time entanglement up to 40 km single mode fiber distribution with visibility over 96%.
DOI
10.1364/ofc.2025.th2a.57

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