Ultra-low power generation of twin photons in a compact silicon ring resonator

被引:180
作者
Azzini, Stefano [1 ]
Grassani, Davide [1 ]
Strain, Michael J. [2 ]
Sorel, Marc [2 ]
Helt, L. G. [3 ,4 ]
Sipe, J. E. [3 ,4 ]
Liscidini, Marco [1 ]
Galli, Matteo [1 ]
Bajoni, Daniele [5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Pavia, Dipartimento Fis, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
[2] Univ Glasgow, Sch Engn, Glasgow G12 8LT, Lanark, Scotland
[3] Univ Toronto, Inst Opt Sci, Toronto, ON M5S 1A7, Canada
[4] Univ Toronto, Dept Phys, Toronto, ON M5S 1A7, Canada
[5] Univ Pavia, Dipartimento Ingn Ind & Informaz, I-27100 Pavia, Italy
来源
OPTICS EXPRESS | 2012年 / 20卷 / 21期
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
WAVE-GUIDES; QUANTUM;
D O I
10.1364/OE.20.023100
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We demonstrate efficient generation of correlated photon pairs by spontaneous four wave mixing in a 5 mu m radius silicon ring resonator in the telecom band around 1550 nm. By optically pumping our device with a 200 mu W continuous wave laser, we obtain a pair generation rate of 0.2 MHz and demonstrate photon time correlations with a coincidence-to-accidental ratio as high as 250. The results are in good agreement with theoretical predictions and show the potential of silicon micro-ring resonators as room temperature sources for integrated quantum optics applications. (C) 2012 Optical Society of America
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页码:23100 / 23107
页数:8
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