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Subnanosecond Electro-optic Modulation of Triggered Single Photons from a Quantum Dot

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Author(s)

Matthew T. Rakher, Kartik Srinivasan

Abstract

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
Volume
98
Issue
21

Keywords

Quantum dots, single photons, nanophotonics

Citation

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 (Accessed March 29, 2024)
Created May 22, 2011, Updated October 12, 2021