On-demand semiconductor single-photon source with near-unity indistinguishability

  • Yu Ming He
  • , Yu He
  • , Yu Jia Wei
  • , Dian Wu
  • , M. Atature
  • , C. Schneider
  • , S. Hofling
  • , M. Kamp
  • , Chao Yang Lu*
  • , Jian Wei Pan
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We generate pulsed RF single photons on demand from a single, microcavity-embedded quantum dot under s-shell excitation with 3-ps laser pulses. The deterministically pi-pulse excited RF photons have less than 0.3% background contributions and a vanishing two-photon emission probability of 0.012(2). Non-postselective Hong-Ou-Mandel interference between two successively emitted photons is observed with a visibility of 0.970(19). Two single photons are further used to implement a high-fidelity quantum controlled-NOT gate.

Original languageEnglish
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
EventInformation Optoelectronics, Nanofabrication and Testing, IONT 2012 - Wuhan, China
Duration: 1 Nov 20122 Nov 2012

Conference

ConferenceInformation Optoelectronics, Nanofabrication and Testing, IONT 2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period1/11/122/11/12

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