Migdall, A.
, Meyer-Scott, E.
and Silberhorn, C.
(2020),
Single-Photon Sources: Approaching the Ideal through Multiplexing, Review of Scientific Instruments, [online], https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0003320 (Accessed June 1, 2026)
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Single-Photon Sources: Approaching the Ideal through Multiplexing
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, Evan Meyer-Scott, Christine Silberhorn
Abstract
We review the rapid recent progress in single-photon sources based on multiplexing multiple probabilistic photon-creation events. Such multiplexing allows higher single-photon probabilities and lower contamination from higher-order photon states. We study the requirements for multiplexed sources and compare various approaches to multiplexing using different degrees of freedom.Citation
Review of Scientific Instruments
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91
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Keywords
single photon, single-photon source, quantum information, metrology, heralded photon source, single-photon detection
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Created April 29, 2020, Updated September 30, 2020