Rakher, M.
and Srinivasan, K.
(2011),
Subnanosecond Electro-optic Modulation of Triggered Single Photons from a Quantum Dot, Applied Physics Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=908046
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Subnanosecond Electro-optic Modulation of Triggered Single Photons from a Quantum Dot
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Control of single photon wave-packets is an important resource for developing hybrid quantum systems which are composed of different physical systems interacting via photons. Here we extend this control to triggered photons emitted by a quantum dot, temporally shaping single photon wave-packets on timescales fast compared to their radiative decay by electro-optic modulation. In particular, telecommunications-band single photons resulting from the recombination of an exciton in a quantum dot with exponentially decaying wave-packets are synchronously modulated to create Gaussian-shaped single photon wave-packets. We explore other pulse-shapes and investigate the feasibility of this technique for increasing the indistinguishability of quantum dot generated single photons.Citation
Applied Physics Letters
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98
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21
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Quantum dots, single photons, nanophotonics
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