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

authored by
Hatam Mahmudlu, Stuart May, Alí 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
Hannover Centre for Optical Technologies (HOT)
External Organisation(s)
University of Glasgow
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento
Type
Conference contribution
Publication date
2021
Publication status
Published
Peer reviewed
Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Mechanics of Materials
Electronic version(s)
https://doi.org/10.1364/CLEO_SI.2021.SM1A.4 (Access: Closed)