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Optics Express

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 17, Iss. 15 — Jul. 20, 2009
  • pp: 12546–12554

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Laser written waveguide photonic quantum circuits

Graham D. Marshall, Alberto Politi, Jonathan C. F. Matthews, Peter Dekker, Martin Ams, Michael J. Withford, and Jeremy L. O'Brien  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 17, Issue 15, pp. 12546-12554 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.012546


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Abstract

We report photonic quantum circuits created using an ultrafast laser processing technique that is rapid, requires no lithographic mask and can be used to create three-dimensional networks of waveguide devices. We have characterized directional couplers—the key functional elements of photonic quantum circuits—and found that they perform as well as lithographically produced waveguide devices. We further demonstrate high-performance interferometers and an important multi-photon quantum interference phenomenon for the first time in integrated optics. This direct-write approach will enable the rapid development of sophisticated quantum optical circuits and their scaling into three-dimensions.

© 2009 Optical Society of America

OCIS Codes
(140.3390) Lasers and laser optics : Laser materials processing
(230.7370) Optical devices : Waveguides
(250.5300) Optoelectronics : Photonic integrated circuits
(130.2755) Integrated optics : Glass waveguides
(270.5585) Quantum optics : Quantum information and processing

ToC Category:
Quantum Optics

History
Original Manuscript: April 6, 2009
Revised Manuscript: June 28, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: June 30, 2009
Published: July 9, 2009

Citation
Graham D. Marshall, Alberto Politi, Jonathan C. F. Matthews, Peter Dekker, Martin Ams, Michael J. Withford, and Jeremy L. O'Brien, "Laser written waveguide photonic quantum circuits," Opt. Express 17, 12546-12554 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-17-15-12546


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