TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards low-loss lightwave circuits for non-classical optics at 800 and 1,550 nm
AU - Meany, Thomas
AU - Gross, Simon
AU - Jovanovic, Nemanja
AU - Arriola, Alexander
AU - Steel, M. J.
AU - Withford, Michael J.
PY - 2014/1
Y1 - 2014/1
N2 - We review the recent advances in integrated quantum optical technologies, with specific emphasis on the femtosecond laser direct-write technique. We present a comparative study of the processing windows which produce low-loss waveguides in two glasses, Schott AF-45 and Corning Eagle-2000. We report the losses at wavelengths 800 and 1,550 nm, the two most critical wavelengths for quantum information science. We find the iron absorption in Eagle-2000 to be the limiting factor for propagation losses, suggesting that low Fe2+ glasses are better suited for quantum optical science.
AB - We review the recent advances in integrated quantum optical technologies, with specific emphasis on the femtosecond laser direct-write technique. We present a comparative study of the processing windows which produce low-loss waveguides in two glasses, Schott AF-45 and Corning Eagle-2000. We report the losses at wavelengths 800 and 1,550 nm, the two most critical wavelengths for quantum information science. We find the iron absorption in Eagle-2000 to be the limiting factor for propagation losses, suggesting that low Fe2+ glasses are better suited for quantum optical science.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00339-013-8090-8
DO - 10.1007/s00339-013-8090-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84893770873
VL - 114
SP - 113
EP - 118
JO - Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing
JF - Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing
SN - 1432-0630
IS - 1
ER -