Single photon emission from individual semiconductor nanostructures

• The correlation between the photons emitted by an optically pumped single quantum dot is investigated. The correlation function on a single dot isolated in a mesa shows that only one photon is emitted at a time at the exciton frequency. These quantum states of light can be generated with a high quantum efficiency, with the use of cavity effects: surrounding the dot by a pillar microcavity not only increases significantly the single photon flux but also allows the preparation of single photons all in the same quantum state (same spatial mode and same polarization). © 2002 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Atom- och molekylfysik och optik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Data- och informationsvetenskap -- Systemvetenskap, informationssystem och informatik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Computer and Information Sciences -- Information Systems (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Nanoteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Nano-technology (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Den kondenserade materiens fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Condensed Matter Physics (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Interference of independent photons

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