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Indistinguishable photons from an artificial atom in silicon photonics

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  • Lukasz Komza

    (University of California, Berkeley
    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Polnop Samutpraphoot

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    University of California, Berkeley)

  • Mutasem Odeh

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    University of California, Berkeley)

  • Yu-Lung Tang

    (University of California, Berkeley
    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Milena Mathew

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    University of California, Berkeley)

  • Jiu Chang

    (University of California, Berkeley)

  • Hanbin Song

    (University of California, Berkeley)

  • Myung-Ki Kim

    (University of California, Berkeley
    Korea University)

  • Yihuang Xiong

    (Dartmouth College)

  • Geoffroy Hautier

    (Dartmouth College)

  • Alp Sipahigil

    (University of California, Berkeley
    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    University of California, Berkeley)

Abstract

Silicon is the ideal material for building electronic and photonic circuits at scale. Integrated photonic quantum technologies in silicon offer a promising path to scaling by leveraging advanced semiconductor manufacturing and integration capabilities. However, the lack of deterministic quantum light sources and strong photon-photon interactions in silicon poses a challenge to scalability. In this work, we demonstrate an indistinguishable photon source in silicon photonics based on an artificial atom. We show that a G center in a silicon waveguide can generate high-purity telecom-band single photons. We perform high-resolution spectroscopy and time-delayed two-photon interference to demonstrate the indistinguishability of single photons emitted from a G center in a silicon waveguide. Our results show that artificial atoms in silicon photonics can source single photons suitable for photonic quantum networks and processors.

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  • Lukasz Komza & Polnop Samutpraphoot & Mutasem Odeh & Yu-Lung Tang & Milena Mathew & Jiu Chang & Hanbin Song & Myung-Ki Kim & Yihuang Xiong & Geoffroy Hautier & Alp Sipahigil, 2024. "Indistinguishable photons from an artificial atom in silicon photonics," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-5, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-51265-1
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51265-1
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