Characterization of optical quantum circuits using resonant phase shifts
Menno Poot, Hong X. Tang · Applied Physics Letters · 2016
We demonstrate that important information about linear optical circuits can be obtained through the phase shift induced by integrated optical resonators. As a proof of principle, the phase of an unbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometer is determined. Then, the method is applied to a complex optical circuit designed for linear optical quantum computation. In this controlled-NOT gate with qubit initialization and tomography stages, the relative phases, as well as the coupling ratios of its directional couplers, are determined.