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Towards low-loss lightwave circuits for non-classical optics at 800 and 1,550 nm

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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 Fe\(^{2+}\) glasses are better suited for quantum optical science.

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This research was conducted in part by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CE110001018). This work was performed in part at the Optofab node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility; a company established under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy to provide nano and microfabrication facilities for Australia’s researchers. TM thanks Ekaterina Tomas for proof reading and suggestions to the manuscript.

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    Thomas Meany, Simon Gross , Alexander Arriola, M. J. Steel & Michael J. Withford

  2. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Subaru Telescope, 650 North A’Ohoku Place, Hilo, HI, 96720, USA

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Meany, T., Gross , S., Jovanovic, N. et al. Towards low-loss lightwave circuits for non-classical optics at 800 and 1,550 nm. Appl. Phys. A 114, 113–118 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-013-8090-8

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