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Simultaneous wavelength translation and amplitude modulation of single photons from a quantum dot

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Author(s)

Kartik A. Srinivasan, Matthew T. Rakher, Lijun Ma, Marcelo I. Davanco, Oliver T. Slattery, Xiao Tang

Abstract

Hybrid quantum information devices that combine disparate physical systems interacting through photons offer the promise of combining low-loss telecommunications wavelength transmission with high fidelity visible wavelength storage and manipulation. The realization of such systems requires control over the waveform of single photons to achieve spectral and temporal matching. Here, we experimentally demonstrate the simultaneous wavelength conversion and temporal shaping of single photons generated by a quantum dot emitting near 1300 nm with an exponentially-decaying waveform (lifetime ~1.5 ns). Quasi-phase-matched sum-frequency generation with a pulsed 1550 nm laser creates single photons at 710 nm with a controlled amplitude modulation at 350 ps timescales.
Citation
Physical Review Letters
Volume
107

Citation

Srinivasan, K. , Rakher, M. , Ma, L. , Davanco, M. , Slattery, O. and Tang, X. (2011), Simultaneous wavelength translation and amplitude modulation of single photons from a quantum dot, Physical Review Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=908524 (Accessed March 29, 2024)
Created August 16, 2011, Updated February 19, 2017