Applications of single photons to quantum communication and computing

C Couteau, S Barz, T Durt, T Gerrits, J Huwer… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
In the context of quantum technologies, the generation and manipulation of single photons
has become a key element for applications such as quantum communication and quantum …

Quantum dots for photonic quantum information technology

T Heindel, JH Kim, N Gregersen, A Rastelli… - Advances in Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
The generation, manipulation, storage, and detection of single photons play a central role in
emerging photonic quantum information technology. Individual photons serve as flying …

Colloidal quantum dots as platforms for quantum information science

CR Kagan, LC Bassett, CB Murray… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) are nanoscale semiconductor crystals with surface ligands
that enable their dispersion in solvents. Quantum confinement effects facilitate wave function …

Nonlinear optics with 2D layered materials

A Autere, H Jussila, Y Dai, Y Wang… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D layered materials (2DLMs) are a subject of intense research for a wide variety of
applications (eg, electronics, photonics, and optoelectronics) due to their unique physical …

Quantum communication using semiconductor quantum dots

DA Vajner, L Rickert, T Gao… - Advanced Quantum …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Worldwide, enormous efforts are directed toward the development of the so‐called quantum
internet. Turning this long‐sought‐after dream into reality is a great challenge that will …

Solid-state single-photon emitters

I Aharonovich, D Englund, M Toth - Nature photonics, 2016 - nature.com
Single-photon emitters play an important role in many leading quantum technologies. There
is still no'ideal'on-demand single-photon emitter, but a plethora of promising material …

Near-optimal single-photon sources in the solid state

N Somaschi, V Giesz, L De Santis, JC Loredo… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The scaling of optical quantum technologies requires efficient, on-demand sources of highly
indistinguishable single photons. Semiconductor quantum dots inserted into photonic …

On-demand single photons with high extraction efficiency and near-unity indistinguishability from a resonantly driven quantum dot in a micropillar

X Ding, Y He, ZC Duan, N Gregersen, MC Chen… - Physical review …, 2016 - APS
Scalable photonic quantum technologies require on-demand single-photon sources with
simultaneously high levels of purity, indistinguishability, and efficiency. These key features …

Room-temperature, highly pure single-photon sources from all-inorganic lead halide perovskite quantum dots

C Zhu, M Marczak, L Feld, SC Boehme… - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Attaining pure single-photon emission is key for many quantum technologies, from optical
quantum computing to quantum key distribution and quantum imaging. The past 20 years …

Room temperature single-photon emission from individual perovskite quantum dots

YS Park, S Guo, NS Makarov, VI Klimov - ACS nano, 2015 - ACS Publications
Lead-halide-based perovskites have been the subject of numerous recent studies largely
motivated by their exceptional performance in solar cells. Electronic and optical properties of …