Highly efficient photon pair generation in AlGaAs-on-insulator waveguides

authored by

Hatam Mahmudlu, Stuart May, Ali Angulo, Marc Sorel, Michael Kues

Abstract

We demonstrate the generation of correlated photon pairs in AlGaAs-on-insulator waveguides through spontaneous four-wave mixing at telecom wavelengths with a generation efficiency of ~0.096 × 1012 pairs/(s•W2), one of the highest achieved in integrated structures.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Photonics
PhoenixD: Photonics, Optics, and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines

External Organisation(s)

University of Glasgow
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento

Type

Conference contribution

Publication date

05.2021

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1364/CLEO_SI.2021.SM1A.4 (Access: Closed)