Micro-combs: A novel generation of optical sources

A Pasquazi, M Peccianti, L Razzari, DJ Moss, S Coen… - Physics Reports, 2018 - Elsevier
The quest towards the integration of ultra-fast, high-precision optical clocks is reflected in the
large number of high-impact papers on the topic published in the last few years. This interest …

Nonlinear optics with 2D layered materials

A Autere, H Jussila, Y Dai, Y Wang… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D layered materials (2DLMs) are a subject of intense research for a wide variety of
applications (eg, electronics, photonics, and optoelectronics) due to their unique physical …

Quantum random number generators

M Herrero-Collantes, JC Garcia-Escartin - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2017 - APS
Random numbers are a fundamental resource in science and engineering with important
applications in simulation and cryptography. The inherent randomness at the core of …

Nonlinear optical phenomena in silicon waveguides: modeling and applications

Q Lin, OJ Painter, GP Agrawal - Optics express, 2007 - opg.optica.org
Focus Serial: Frontiers of Nonlinear Optics Several kinds of nonlinear optical effects have
been observed in recent years using silicon waveguides, and their device applications are …

[HTML][HTML] Cross-polarized photon-pair generation and bi-chromatically pumped optical parametric oscillation on a chip

C Reimer, M Kues, L Caspani, B Wetzel… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Nonlinear optical processes are one of the most important tools in modern optics with a
broad spectrum of applications in, for example, frequency conversion, spectroscopy, signal …

Multifrequency sources of quantum correlated photon pairs on-chip: a path toward integrated Quantum Frequency Combs

L Caspani, C Reimer, M Kues, P Roztocki, M Clerici… - …, 2016 - degruyter.com
Recent developments in quantum photonics have initiated the process of bringing photonic-
quantumbased systems out-of-the-lab and into real-world applications. As an example …

Efficient and low-noise single-photon-level frequency conversion interfaces using silicon nanophotonics

Q Li, M Davanço, K Srinivasan - Nature Photonics, 2016 - nature.com
Optical frequency conversion has applications ranging from tunable light sources to
telecommunications-band interfaces for quantum information science. Here, we demonstrate …

Integrated photon-pair sources with nonlinear optics

Y Wang, KD Jöns, Z Sun - Applied Physics Reviews, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Assisted by the rapid development of photonic integrated circuits, scalable and versatile chip-
based quantum light sources with nonlinear optics are increasingly tangible for real-world …

Quantum key distribution and 1 Gbps data encryption over a single fibre

P Eraerds, N Walenta, M Legré, N Gisin… - New Journal of …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
We perform quantum key distribution (QKD) over a single fibre in the presence of four
classical channels in a C-band dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) …

Photon pair-state preparation with tailored spectral properties by spontaneous four-wave mixing in photonic-crystal fiber

K Garay-Palmett, HJ McGuinness, O Cohen… - Optics express, 2007 - opg.optica.org
We study theoretically the generation of photon pairs by spontaneous four-wave mixing
(SFWM) in photonic crystal optical fiber. We show that it is possible to engineer two-photon …