Site-controlled quantum dot arrays edge-coupled to integrated silicon nitride waveguides and devices

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2512.07535v1
• Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2025 13:12:14 GMT
• Title: Site-controlled quantum dot arrays edge-coupled to integrated silicon nitride waveguides and devices
• Authors: John O'Hara, Nicola Maraviglia, Mack Johnson, Jesper Håkansson, Salvador Medina, Gediminas Juska, Luca Colavecchi, Frank H. Peters, Brian Corbett, Emanuele Pelucchi,
• Abstract summary: We demonstrate the alignment and edge-coupling of arrays of ten site-controlled gallium arsenide quantum dots to an array of ten silicon nitride single-mode waveguides.<n>An on-chip beamsplitter verifies the triggered emission of single photons into the silicon nitride chip.<n>Across the array of waveguides, the signal collected from each coupled quantum dot is consistently and reproducibly 0.17 relative to the free-space collection from the very same single-photon source.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: The scalability of quantum photonic integrated circuits opens the path towards large-scale quantum computing and communication. To date, this scalability has been limited by the stochastic nature of the quantum light sources. Moreover, hybrid integration of different platforms will likely be necessary to combine state-of-the-art devices into a functioning architecture. Here, we demonstrate the active alignment and edge-coupling of arrays of ten site-controlled gallium arsenide quantum dots to an array of ten silicon nitride single-mode waveguides, at cryogenic temperatures. The coupling is facilitated by the fabrication of nanopillars, deterministically self-aligned around each quantum dot, leading to a high-yield and regular array of single-photon sources. An on-chip beamsplitter verifies the triggered emission of single photons into the silicon nitride chip. The low inhomogeneous broadening of the ensemble enables us to observe the spectral overlap of adjacent site-controlled emitters. Across the array of waveguides, the signal collected from each coupled quantum dot is consistently and reproducibly 0.17 relative to the free-space collection from the very same single-photon source. Comparing measurement with waveguide simulations, we infer that absolute coupling efficiencies of $\approx 5 \%$ are currently obtained between our quantum dots and the waveguides.

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