Bragg reflection waveguides as a source of photon pairs: Theory and experiments


Abstract:

In this paper, we present Bragg reflection waveguides as a novel universal platform for reaching the phase-matching of spontaneous parametric downconversion process in semiconductor materials. We have designed two different waveguide structures. The first one is based on AlGaN and it is able to produce spectrally uncorrelated photon pairs. The second one is based on AlGaAs and it allows us to generate entangled photon pairs with ultra-broad spectra. Spontaneous-parametric-downconversion and second-harmonic-generation experiments are presented. © 2011 SPIE.

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2011

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      • Física
      • Electricidad y electrónica
      • Ingeniería y operaciones afines