70 research outputs found
Observation of light propagation through a three-dimensional cavity superlattice in a 3D photonic band gap
We experimentally investigate unusual light propagation inside a
three-dimensional (3D) superlattice of resonant cavities that are confined
within a 3D photonic band gap. Therefore, we fabricated 3D diamond-like
photonic crystals from silicon with a broad 3D band gap in the near-infrared
and doped them with a periodic array of point defects. In position-resolved
reflectivity and scattering microscopy, we observe narrow spectral features
that match well with superlattice bands in band structures computed with the
plane wave expansion. The cavities are coupled in all three dimensions when
they are closely spaced and uncoupled when they are further apart. The
superlattice bands correspond to light that hops in high symmetry directions in
3D - so-called Cartesian Light - that opens applications in 3D photonic
networks, 3D Anderson localization of light, and future 3D quantum photonic
networks.Comment: Total 23 pages. 13 pages (main paper + references) and extra 10 pages
for supplementary. 5 figures in the main text and 7 in supplementary (total
12 figures) The manuscript will be submitted to an APS journal shortly
afterwar
Spatially shaping waves to penetrate deep inside a forbidden gap
It is well known that waves incident upon a crystal are transported only over
a limited distance - the Bragg length - before being reflected by Bragg
interference. Here, we demonstrate how to send waves much deeper into crystals,
by studying light in exemplary two-dimensional silicon photonic crystals. By
spatially shaping the optical wavefronts, we observe that the intensity of
laterally scattered light, that probes the internal energy density, is enhanced
at a tunable distance away from the front surface. The intensity is up to enhanced compared to random wavefronts and extends as far as
the Bragg length. Our novel steering of waves inside a forbidden gap exploits
the transport channels induced by unavoidable deviations from perfect
periodicity, here unavoidable fabrication deviations.Comment: 7 pages, 7 figure
Uniform line fillings
Deterministic fabrication of random metamaterials requires filling of a space
with randomly oriented and randomly positioned chords with an on-average
homogenous density and orientation, which is a nontrivial task. We describe a
method to generate fillings with such chords, lines that run from edge to edge
of the space, in any dimension. We prove that the method leads to random but
on-average homogeneous and rotationally invariant fillings of circles, balls
and arbitrary-dimensional hyperballs from which other shapes such as rectangles
and cuboids can be cut. We briefly sketch the historic context of Bertrand's
paradox and Jaynes' solution by the principle of maximum ignorance. We analyse
the statistical properties of the produced fillings, mapping out the density
profile and the line-length distribution and comparing them to analytic
expressions. We study the characteristic dimensions of the space in between the
chords by determining the largest enclosed circles and balls in this pore
space, finding a lognormal distribution of the pore sizes. We apply the
algorithm to the direct-laser-writing fabrication design of optical
multiple-scattering samples as three-dimensional cubes of random but
homogeneously positioned and oriented chords.Comment: 10 pages, 12 figures; v3: restructured paper, more references, more
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Programmable two-photon quantum interference in channels in opaque scattering media
We investigate two-photon quantum interference in an opaque scattering medium
that intrinsically supports transmission channels. By adaptive spatial
phase-modulation of the incident wavefronts, the photons are directed at
targeted speckle spots or output channels. From experimentally available
coupled channels, we select two channels and enhance their transmission, to
realize the equivalent of a fully programmable beam splitter. By
sending pairs of single photons from a parametric down-conversion source
through the opaque scattering medium, we observe two-photon quantum
interference. The programmed beam splitter need not fulfill energy conservation
over the two selected output channels and hence could be non-unitary.
Consequently, we have the freedom to tune the quantum interference from
bunching (Hong-Ou-Mandel-like) to antibunching. Our results establish opaque
scattering media as a platform for high-dimensional quantum interference that
is notably relevant for boson sampling and physical-key-based authentication
Entanglement properties of a quantum-dot biexciton cascade in a chiral nanophotonic waveguide
We analyse the entanglement properties of deterministic path-entangled
photonic states generated by coupling the emission of a quantum-dot biexciton
cascade to a chiral nanophotonic waveguide, as implemented by {\O}stfeldt et
al. [PRX Quantum 3, 020363 (2022)]. We model the degree of entanglement through
the concurrence of the two-photon entangled state in the presence of realistic
experimental imperfections. The model accounts for imperfect chiral
emitter-photon interactions in the waveguide and the asymmetric coupling of the
exciton levels introduced by fine-structure splitting along with time-jitter in
the detection of photons. The analysis shows that the approach offers a
promising platform for deterministically generating entanglement in integrated
nanophotonic systems in the presence of realistic experimental imperfections.Comment: 12 pages, 5 figure
Independent operation of two waveguide-integrated quantum emitters
We demonstrate the resonant excitation of two quantum dots in a photonic
integrated circuit for on-chip single-photon generation in multiple spatial
modes. The two quantum dots are electrically tuned to the same emission
wavelength using a pair of isolated -- junctions and excited by a
resonant pump laser via dual-mode waveguides. We demonstrate two-photon quantum
interference visibility of under continuous-wave excitation of
narrow-linewidth quantum dots. Our work solves an outstanding challenge in
quantum photonics by realizing the key enabling functionality of how to
scale-up deterministic single-photon sources.Comment: 7 pages 3 figures, Supplementary materials 7 pages 9 figure
Efficient demultiplexed single-photon source with a quantum dot coupled to a nanophotonic waveguide
Planar nanostructures allow near-ideal extraction of emission from a quantum
emitter embedded within, thereby realizing deterministic single-photon sources.
Such a source can be transformed into M single-photon sources by implementing
active temporal-to-spatial mode demultiplexing. We report on the realization of
such a demultiplexed source based on a quantum dot embedded in a nanophotonic
waveguide. Efficient outcoupling (>60%) from the waveguide into a single mode
optical fiber is obtained with high-efficiency grating couplers. As a
proof-of-concept, active demultiplexing into M=4 spatial channels is
demonstrated by the use of electro-optic modulators with an end-to-end
efficiency of >81% into single-mode fibers. Overall we demonstrate four-photon
coincidence rates of >1 Hz even under non-resonant excitation of the quantum
dot. The main limitation of the current source is the residual population of
other exciton transitions that corresponds to a finite preparation efficiency
of the desired transition. We quantitatively extract a preparation efficiency
of 15% using the second-order correlation function measurements. The experiment
highlights the applicability of planar nanostructures as efficient multiphoton
sources through temporal-to-spatial demultiplexing and lays out a clear path
way of how to scale up towards demonstrating quantum advantages with the
quantum dot sources.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Suspended Spot-Size Converters for Scalable Single-Photon Devices
We report on the realization of a highly efficient optical spot-size
converter for the end-face coupling of single photons from GaAs-based
nanophotonic waveguides with embedded quantum dots. The converter is realized
using an inverted taper and an epoxy polymer overlay providing a 1.3~m
output mode field diameter. We demonstrate the collection of single photons
from a quantum dot into a lensed fiber with a rate of 5.84~MHz and
estimate a chip-to-fiber coupling efficiency of ~\%. The stability and
compatibility with cryogenic temperatures make the epoxy waveguides a promising
material to realize efficient and scalable interconnects between heterogeneous
quantum photonic integrated circuits.Comment: 16 pages, 5 figures, 1 tabl
Near Transform-Limited Quantum Dot Linewidths in a Broadband Photonic Crystal Waveguide
Planar nanophotonic structures enable broadband, near-unity coupling of emission from quantum dots embeddedwithin, thereby realizing ideal singe-photon sources. The efficiency and coherence of the single-photon source islimited by charge noise, which results in the broadening of the emission spectrum. We report suppression of the noiseby fabricating photonic crystal waveguides in a gallium arsenide membrane containing quantum dots embedded in ap-i-ndiode. Local electrical contacts in the vicinity of the waveguides minimize the leakage current and allow fastelectrical control (≈4 MHz bandwidth) of the quantum dot resonances. Resonant linewidth measurements of 79 quan-tum dots coupled to the photonic crystal waveguides exhibit near transform-limited emission over a 6 nm wide range ofemission wavelengths. Importantly, the local electrical contacts allow independent tuning of multiple quantum dots onthe same chip, which together with the transform-limited emission are key components in realizing multiemitter-basedquantum information processing
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