Abstract

Integrated photonics is playing a key role in the development of quantum technologies covering applications ranging from quantum communication to computing and from simulations to sensing. In this context, material platforms enabling the chip-scale integration of quantum components are a key issue on the way towards real-world and large-scale technological implementations. In this paper, we review our last achievements on AlGaAs Bragg reflection waveguides emitting nonclassical states of light by spontaneous parametric down conversion. The choice of this platform combines the advantages of a mature fabrication technology, room temperature operation, emission in the telecom C-Band and compliance with electrical injection. We demonstrate the ability of these devices to generate a large variety of quantum states spanning from biphoton frequency combs to broadband polarization entanglement enabling promising applications in quantum processing as well as flexible quantum networks.

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