Strain-optic active control for quantum integrated photonics
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We present a practical method for active phase control on a photonic chip that has immediate applications in quantum photonics. Our approach uses strain-optic modification of the refractive index of individual waveguides, effected by a millimeter-scale mechanical actuator. The resulting phase change of propagating optical fields is rapid and polarization-dependent, enabling quantum applications that require active control and polarization encoding. We demonstrate strain-optic control of non-classical states of light in silica, showing the generation of 2-photon polarisation N00N states by manipulating Hong-Ou-Mandel interference. We also demonstrate switching times of a few microseconds, which are sufficient for silica-based feed-forward control of photonic quantum states.
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- Authors
- Humphreys, P. C., Metcalf, B. J., Spring, J. B., Moore, M., Salter, P. S., Booth, M. J., Steven Kolthammer, W., & Walmsley, I. A.
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- Optics Express
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- Optica Publishing Group
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- 2014-09-02
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- 22
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- 21719
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- Funders
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) (EOARD)
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) (EP/E055818/1, EP/H000178/1, EP/H03031X/1, EP/K034480/1)
- European Commission (EC) (Marie Curie ITN PICQUE, PIEF-GA-2012-331859)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Quantum Information and Cryptography
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Photonic and Optical Devices
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum optics and atomic interactions
- Keywords
- active phase control, mechanical actuators, silica waveguides, N00N states, Hong-Ou-Mandel interference, nonclassical light, feedforward control
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