Two-photon quantum interference in integrated multi-mode interference devices
Two-photon quantum interference in integrated multi-mode interference devices
Multi-mode interference (MMI) devices fabricated in silicon oxynitride (SiON) with a refractive index contrast of 2.4% provide a highly compact and stable platform for multi-photon non-classical interference. MMI devices can introduce which-path information for photons propagating in the multi-mode section which can result in degradation of this non-classical interference. We theoretically derive the visibility of quantum interference of two photons injected in a MMI device and predict near unity visibility for compact SiON devices. We complement the theoretical results by experimentally demonstrating visibilities of up to 97.7% in 2x2 MMI devices without the requirement of narrow-band photons.
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Poulios, Konstantinos
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Fry, Daniel
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Politi, Alberto
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Ismail, Nur
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Wörhoff, Kerstin
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O'Brien, Jeremy L.
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Thompson, Mark G.
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7 October 2013
Poulios, Konstantinos
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Fry, Daniel
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Politi, Alberto
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Ismail, Nur
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Wörhoff, Kerstin
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O'Brien, Jeremy L.
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Thompson, Mark G.
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Poulios, Konstantinos, Fry, Daniel, Politi, Alberto, Ismail, Nur, Wörhoff, Kerstin, O'Brien, Jeremy L. and Thompson, Mark G.
(2013)
Two-photon quantum interference in integrated multi-mode interference devices.
Optics Express, 21 (20), .
(doi:10.1364/OE.21.023401).
(PMID:24104253)
Abstract
Multi-mode interference (MMI) devices fabricated in silicon oxynitride (SiON) with a refractive index contrast of 2.4% provide a highly compact and stable platform for multi-photon non-classical interference. MMI devices can introduce which-path information for photons propagating in the multi-mode section which can result in degradation of this non-classical interference. We theoretically derive the visibility of quantum interference of two photons injected in a MMI device and predict near unity visibility for compact SiON devices. We complement the theoretical results by experimentally demonstrating visibilities of up to 97.7% in 2x2 MMI devices without the requirement of narrow-band photons.
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Accepted/In Press date: 2 September 2013
e-pub ahead of print date: 25 September 2013
Published date: 7 October 2013
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/377124
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