Multimode quantum interference of photons in multiport integrated devices

Alberto Peruzzo, Anthony Laing, Alberto Politi, Terry Rudolph and Jeremy L. O'Brien ()
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Alberto Peruzzo: Centre for Quantum Photonics, University of Bristol
Anthony Laing: Centre for Quantum Photonics, University of Bristol
Alberto Politi: Centre for Quantum Photonics, University of Bristol
Terry Rudolph: Blacklett Laboratories, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BW,UK. Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Imperial College London
Jeremy L. O'Brien: Centre for Quantum Photonics, University of Bristol

Nature Communications, 2011, vol. 2, issue 1, 1-6

Abstract: Abstract Photonics is a leading approach in realizing future quantum technologies and recently, optical waveguide circuits on silicon chips have demonstrated high levels of miniaturization and performance. Multimode interference (MMI) devices promise a straightforward implementation of compact and robust multiport circuits. Here, we show quantum interference in a 2×2 MMI coupler with visibility of V=95.6±0.9%. We further demonstrate the operation of a 4×4 port MMI device with photon pairs, which exhibits complex quantum interference behaviour. We have developed a new technique to fully characterize such multiport devices, which removes the need for phase-sensitive measurements and may find applications for a wide range of photonic devices. Our results show that MMI devices can operate in the quantum regime with high fidelity and promise substantial simplification and concatenation of photonic quantum circuits.

Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1228

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