The invention discloses a topology protection Hong-Ou-Mandel interferometer based on a pi phase regulation and control
grating, and belongs to the technical field of integrated
photonics and
quantum optics. The interferometer comprises a first
waveguide and a second
waveguide which are arranged side by side on a
silicon dioxide substrate, and each
waveguide comprises an input waveguide, a
grating waveguide and an output waveguide. The two
grating waveguides are provided with periodic notch grooves, and the positions of the notch grooves are symmetrically distributed about a waveguide center connecting line, so that a pi
coupling phase difference is introduced between
coupling in the two waveguides. The TE-TM
coupling strength in the waveguides is enabled to be equal to the TE-TE
coupling strength and the TM-TM
coupling strength between the waveguides by adjusting the waveguide distance and the notch groove size, and the
system enters a topological non-trivialness phase when
delta phi is equal to pi, so that a compact topological boundary mode is formed. The structure provides an evolution path protected by topology for two-
photon HOM interference, realizes interference
visibility close to a theoretical limit, shows strong robustness for manufacturing errors and propagation distance changes, is obviously reduced in device size, and is suitable for high-density integrated
quantum photon chips.