Femtosecond laser micromachining for integrated quantum photonics

G Corrielli, A Crespi, R Osellame - Nanophotonics, 2021 - degruyter.com
Integrated quantum photonics, ie the generation, manipulation, and detection of quantum
states of light in integrated photonic chips, is revolutionizing the field of quantum information …

Reconfigurable continuously-coupled 3D photonic circuit for boson sampling experiments

F Hoch, S Piacentini, T Giordani, ZN Tian… - npj Quantum …, 2022 - nature.com
Boson Sampling is a computational paradigm representing one of the most viable and
pursued approaches to demonstrate the regime of quantum advantage. Recent results have …

Toward higher integration density in femtosecond-laser-written programmable photonic circuits

R Albiero, C Pentangelo, M Gardina, S Atzeni… - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Programmability in femtosecond-laser-written integrated circuits is commonly achieved with
the implementation of thermal phase shifters. Recent work has shown how such phase …

Strategies for improved temporal response of glass-based optical switches

M Calvarese, P Paiè, F Ceccarelli, F Sala, A Bassi… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
We present an optimization of the dynamics of integrated optical switches based on thermal
phase shifters. These devices have been fabricated in the volume of glass substrates by …