Operating quantum waveguide circuits with superconducting single-photon detectors

Autor: Natarajan, C. M., Peruzzo, A., Miki, S., Sasaki, M., Wang, Z., Baek, B., Nam, S., Hadfield, R. H., O'Brien, J. L.
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 211101 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1063/1.3413948
Popis: Advanced quantum information science and technology (QIST) applications place exacting de- mands on optical components. Quantum waveguide circuits offer a route to scalable QIST on a chip. Superconducting single-photon detectors (SSPDs) provide infrared single-photon sensitivity combined with low dark counts and picosecond timing resolution. In this study we bring these two technologies together. Using SSPDs we observe a two-photon interference visibility of 92.3\pm1.0% in a silica-on-silicon waveguide directional coupler at \lamda = 804 nm-higher than that measured with silicon detectors (89.9\pm0.3%). We further operated controlled-NOT gate and quantum metrology circuits with SSPDs. These demonstrations present a clear path to telecom-wavelength quantum waveguide circuits.
Databáze: arXiv