Path-entangled photon sources on nonlinear chips
Photon entanglement has a range of applications from secure communication to the tests of quantum mechanics. Utilizing optical nonlinearity for the generation of entangled photons remains the most widely used approach due to its quality and simplicity. The on-chip integration of entangled light sour...
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| author | Alexander S. Solntsev Andrey A. Sukhorukov |
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| description | Photon entanglement has a range of applications from secure communication to the tests of quantum mechanics. Utilizing optical nonlinearity for the generation of entangled photons remains the most widely used approach due to its quality and simplicity. The on-chip integration of entangled light sources has enabled the increase of complexity and enhancement of stability compared to bulk optical implementations. Entanglement over different optical paths is uniquely suited for photonic chips, since waveguides are typically optimized for particular wavelength and polarization, making polarization- and frequency-entanglement less practical. In this review we focus on the latest developments in the field of on-chip nonlinear path-entangled photon sources. We provide a review of recent implementations and compare various approaches to tunability, including thermo-optical, electro-optical and all-optical tuning. We also discuss a range of important technical issues, in particular the on-chip separation of the pump and generated entangled photons. Finally, we review different quality control methods, including on-chip quantum tomography and recently discovered classical-quantum analogy that allows to characterize entangled photon sources by performing simple nonlinear measurements in the classical regime. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5781d054816547228c9451255b8c548a2022-12-21T18:59:28ZengElsevierReviews in Physics2405-42832017-11-012C193110.1016/j.revip.2016.11.003Path-entangled photon sources on nonlinear chipsAlexander S. SolntsevAndrey A. SukhorukovPhoton entanglement has a range of applications from secure communication to the tests of quantum mechanics. Utilizing optical nonlinearity for the generation of entangled photons remains the most widely used approach due to its quality and simplicity. The on-chip integration of entangled light sources has enabled the increase of complexity and enhancement of stability compared to bulk optical implementations. Entanglement over different optical paths is uniquely suited for photonic chips, since waveguides are typically optimized for particular wavelength and polarization, making polarization- and frequency-entanglement less practical. In this review we focus on the latest developments in the field of on-chip nonlinear path-entangled photon sources. We provide a review of recent implementations and compare various approaches to tunability, including thermo-optical, electro-optical and all-optical tuning. We also discuss a range of important technical issues, in particular the on-chip separation of the pump and generated entangled photons. Finally, we review different quality control methods, including on-chip quantum tomography and recently discovered classical-quantum analogy that allows to characterize entangled photon sources by performing simple nonlinear measurements in the classical regime.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405428316300168 |
| spellingShingle | Alexander S. Solntsev Andrey A. Sukhorukov Path-entangled photon sources on nonlinear chips Reviews in Physics |
| title | Path-entangled photon sources on nonlinear chips |
| title_full | Path-entangled photon sources on nonlinear chips |
| title_fullStr | Path-entangled photon sources on nonlinear chips |
| title_full_unstemmed | Path-entangled photon sources on nonlinear chips |
| title_short | Path-entangled photon sources on nonlinear chips |
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| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405428316300168 |
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