We showcase a fully on-chip CMOS-fabricated silicon photonic integrated circuit employing a bidirectionally pumped microring and polarization splitter-rotators tailored for the generation of broadband (>9 THz), high-fidelity (90–98%) polarization-entangled photons. Spanning the optical C+L-band and producing over 116 frequency-bin pairs on a 38.4-GHz-spaced grid, this source is ideal for flex-grid wavelength-multiplexed entanglement distribution in multiuser networks.
more » « less- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10532574
- Publisher / Repository:
- Optical Society of America
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Optica Quantum
- Volume:
- 2
- Issue:
- 4
- ISSN:
- 2837-6714
- Format(s):
- Medium: X Size: Article No. 254
- Size(s):
- Article No. 254
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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