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arxiv: 2606.21542 · v1 · pith:PKR6DDKVnew · submitted 2026-06-19 · ⚛️ physics.optics · quant-ph

Phase Stable Integrated Delay Line Asymmetric Mach Zehnder Interferometers Enabled by High Efficiency 3 dB Couplers for Chip Scale QKD

Mahsa. Ghezelbash , Abdollah Eslami Majd This is my paper

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keywords silicon nitrideasymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometerquantum key distributionintegrated photonicsdelay line3 dB couplertime-bin QKDQKD receiver
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A silicon nitride asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer delivers 500 ps delays with visibility above 0.99 for chip-scale QKD receivers.

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The paper presents a compact Si3N4/SiO2 integrated asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer that generates precise temporal delays for quantum key distribution receivers. It optimizes a 3 dB directional coupler for accurate 50:50 splitting at 1550 nm and uses 1 um by 0.4 um waveguides to achieve a 500 ps delay line with nearly constant group delay across the C-band. Simulations show sub-10 ps group delay variation, smooth linear phase response, insertion loss below 0.5 dB, and interference visibility above 0.99. These features support estimated quantum bit error rates below 0.5 percent at gigahertz rates and compatibility with wavelength division multiplexed systems. A sympathetic reader would care because the design offers a low-loss, dispersion-controlled path to miniaturizing QKD hardware.

Core claim

An optimized Si3N4/SiO2 aMZI architecture with high-efficiency 3 dB couplers provides a 500 ps optical delay corresponding to a 2 GHz free spectral range. The structure maintains nearly constant group delay with sub-10 ps variation over 190-200 THz, a smooth near-linear phase response, and stable 3 dB power splitting with insertion loss below 0.5 dB. This enables interference visibility above 0.99 and an estimated QBER below 0.5 percent for gigahertz-rate time-bin QKD while remaining compatible with WDM architectures.

What carries the argument

The 3 dB directional coupler whose coupling length is estimated from the effective index difference between even and odd supermodes and refined by three-dimensional eigenmode expansion simulations, paired with single-mode Si3N4 waveguides of 1 um x 0.4 um cross section.

If this is right

  • The aMZI supports gigahertz-rate time-bin QKD with QBER below 0.5 percent.
  • Wideband linear phase response allows compatibility with wavelength division multiplexed QKD systems.
  • Insertion loss below 0.5 dB and stable splitting across the C-band enable low-loss integrated receivers.
  • The 500 ps delay with sub-10 ps variation provides spectrally stable operation suitable for scalable chip-scale quantum photonic receivers.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same waveguide platform could support multiple aMZIs on one chip for parallel QKD channels.
  • The design approach may extend to other quantum protocols that require precise, stable timing references.
  • Actual fabricated devices could be tested for tolerance to process variations by comparing measured visibility against the simulated 0.99 target.

Load-bearing premise

The 3D EME simulations and effective index calculations accurately capture the behavior of the actual fabricated device.

What would settle it

Fabricate the device and measure the actual interference visibility at 1550 nm; visibility below 0.99 would falsify the performance claim.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2606.21542 by Abdollah Eslami Majd, Mahsa. Ghezelbash.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: Design and geometric configuration of the integrated Si3N4/SiO2directional coupler. (1) Top-view schematic of the 2×2 directional coupler, highlighting the symmetric evanescent coupling region with a gap (𝑔) and interaction length (𝐿𝑐 ). Light launched into Input Port 1 is distributed between the Bar (Port 2) and Cross (Port 3) ports through supermode interference. (2) Cross-sectional view of the waveguide… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Comprehensive spectral performance of the 𝑆𝑖3𝑁4directional coupler. (a) Spectral power splitting ratio for the bar and cross ports. (b) Loss characteristics, including insertion loss and power imbalance, confirming high transmission efficiency. (c) Broadband phase response of the output ports The primary achievement of this architecture lies in the synergistic optimization of broadband power-splitting and … view at source ↗
Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: Longitudinal field intensity evolution along the Si3N4directional coupler simulated via the EME method. The heatmap illustrates the gradual evanescent coupling of optical power from the input (upper) waveguide to the adjacent (lower) waveguide. The dashed vertical line indicates the calculated coupling length 𝐿50 = 6.61 𝜇mfor a symmetric 3 dB power split, while 𝐿100 = 13.22 𝜇mmarks the point of complete po… view at source ↗
read the original abstract

Precise temporal delay generation is a key requirement for asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometers (aMZIs) used in high-speed quantum key distribution (QKD) receivers. In this work, a compact integrated aMZI architecture based on a silicon nitride on silicon dioxide (Si3N4/SiO2) photonic platform is presented. A 3-dB directional coupler enabling accurate 50:50 power splitting at the 1550 nm telecommunication wavelength is designed and optimized. The coupling length is initially estimated from the effective index difference between the even and odd supermodes and subsequently refined using three-dimensional eigenmode expansion (EME) simulations. The optimized structure employs single-mode Si3N4 waveguides with a cross section of 1 um x 0.4 um, providing a group index close to 2 and enabling accurate delay engineering. Spectral analysis demonstrates stable 3-dB power splitting across the C-band with insertion loss below 0.5 dB and negligible power imbalance, indicating high transmission efficiency and structural symmetry. An integrated Si3N4 aMZI delay line providing a 500 ps optical delay, corresponding to a 2 GHz free spectral range (FSR), is further demonstrated. Simulations show nearly constant group delay across the 190-200 THz frequency range with sub-10 ps variation and a smooth, near-linear phase response. These characteristics enable interference visibility above 0.99, corresponding to an estimated quantum bit error rate (QBER) below 0.5 percent for gigahertz-rate time-bin QKD systems. The wideband linear phase behavior also indicates compatibility with wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) QKD architectures. The results confirm that the proposed Si3N4 integrated aMZI provides a low-loss, dispersion-controlled, and spectrally stable delay solution suitable for scalable chip-scale quantum photonic receivers.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript presents a simulated design for a compact Si3N4/SiO2 integrated asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer (aMZI) using optimized 3 dB directional couplers for precise temporal delay generation in chip-scale QKD receivers. Based on effective-index calculations and 3D eigenmode expansion (EME) simulations of 1 µm × 0.4 µm single-mode waveguides, it reports a 500 ps delay line (2 GHz FSR) with stable 50:50 splitting (<0.5 dB insertion loss), sub-10 ps group-delay variation over 190–200 THz, near-linear phase response, interference visibility >0.99, and estimated QBER <0.5 %, concluding that the structure provides a low-loss, dispersion-controlled solution suitable for scalable quantum photonic receivers and WDM QKD.

Significance. If the simulated performance translates to fabricated devices, the design would address a practical need for compact, low-dispersion delay lines in gigahertz-rate time-bin QKD receivers on a standard low-loss photonic platform, with potential for WDM compatibility.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract / simulation results] Abstract and simulation results: The headline claims (visibility >0.99, QBER <0.5 %, suitability for scalable chip-scale receivers) rest entirely on idealized 3D EME simulations of group-delay flatness and coupler balance with no reported Monte-Carlo tolerance analysis or sensitivity study to fabrication variations in waveguide width, height, or etch depth. These variations directly affect the effective-index difference, coupling length, and resulting phase stability, making the mapping from simulation to device performance untested and load-bearing for the central claim.
  2. [Abstract] Abstract: No experimental validation, measured insertion loss, phase data, or comparison against fabricated reference devices is provided, so the assertion that the aMZI is “suitable for scalable chip-scale quantum photonic receivers” cannot be assessed beyond the idealized model.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

2 responses · 1 unresolved

We thank the referee for the constructive comments on our simulation-based design manuscript. We address each major comment below.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract / simulation results] Abstract and simulation results: The headline claims (visibility >0.99, QBER <0.5 %, suitability for scalable chip-scale receivers) rest entirely on idealized 3D EME simulations of group-delay flatness and coupler balance with no reported Monte-Carlo tolerance analysis or sensitivity study to fabrication variations in waveguide width, height, or etch depth. These variations directly affect the effective-index difference, coupling length, and resulting phase stability, making the mapping from simulation to device performance untested and load-bearing for the central claim.

    Authors: We agree that the absence of a Monte-Carlo tolerance or sensitivity analysis leaves the robustness against fabrication variations unquantified. In the revised manuscript we will add a sensitivity study that varies waveguide width (±10 nm), height (±5 nm), and etch depth around the nominal 1 µm × 0.4 µm cross-section and reports the resulting spreads in group-delay variation, coupler imbalance, and visibility. This will be presented alongside the idealized EME results to clarify the design margins. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: No experimental validation, measured insertion loss, phase data, or comparison against fabricated reference devices is provided, so the assertion that the aMZI is “suitable for scalable chip-scale quantum photonic receivers” cannot be assessed beyond the idealized model.

    Authors: The manuscript is explicitly a design and simulation study whose purpose is to propose and optimize the aMZI geometry using effective-index and 3D EME methods. Experimental fabrication, loss measurements, and phase characterization lie outside its scope; we have revised the abstract and conclusions to state that the simulated metrics indicate suitability for subsequent fabrication and testing rather than claiming demonstrated device performance. revision: no

standing simulated objections not resolved
  • Experimental validation and measured data cannot be supplied because the work is a simulation-only design study.

Circularity Check

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No circularity; performance metrics are direct outputs of standard EME and effective-index simulations

full rationale

The derivation chain begins with standard waveguide cross-section selection (1 µm × 0.4 µm) yielding group index ≈2, followed by effective-index estimation of coupling length that is then refined via independent 3D EME simulations. Spectral flatness, group-delay variation (<10 ps), and phase linearity are computed outputs of those simulations; visibility >0.99 and QBER <0.5 % are then inferred from the simulated phase stability using the conventional relation between visibility and error rate. No parameter is fitted to a target result, no self-citation supplies a uniqueness theorem or ansatz, and no quantity is redefined in terms of itself. The workflow is therefore self-contained against external simulation tools and does not reduce to its inputs by construction.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

2 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The design rests on standard assumptions in integrated photonics simulation and waveguide theory with no new entities postulated.

free parameters (2)
  • waveguide cross-section = 1 um x 0.4 um
    1 um x 0.4 um chosen to achieve group index close to 2 for delay engineering
  • coupling length
    Initially estimated from effective index difference then refined by EME simulation
axioms (2)
  • domain assumption Effective index difference between even and odd supermodes determines the coupling length for 50:50 splitting
    Used to initially estimate coupler length before EME refinement
  • domain assumption Group index remains close to 2 across the C-band for the chosen waveguide geometry
    Enables accurate delay engineering for 500 ps

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