Triggered single photons from a quantum dot.
We demonstrate a new method for generating triggered single photons. After a laser pulse generates excitons inside a single quantum dot, electrostatic interactions between them and the resulting spectral shifts allow a single emitted photon to be isolated. Correlation measurements show a reduction of the two-photon probability to 0.12 times the value for Poisson light. Strong antibunching persists when the emission is saturated. The emitted photons are also polarized.
Santori
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Quantum Entanglement Project, ICORP, JST, E. L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, California 94305, USA.
Pelton
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Solomon
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Dale
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Yamamoto
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