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 …

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 …

Tunable quantum dots in monolithic Fabry-Perot microcavities for high-performance single-photon sources

J Yang, Y Chen, Z Rao, Z Zheng, C Song… - Light: Science & …, 2024 - nature.com
Cavity-enhanced single quantum dots (QDs) are the main approach towards ultra-high-
performance solid-state quantum light sources for scalable photonic quantum technologies …

Plug‐and‐Play Single‐Photon Devices with Efficient Fiber‐Quantum Dot Interface

WB Jeon, JS Moon, KY Kim, YH Ko… - Advanced Quantum …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Incorporating solid‐state quantum emitters into optical fiber networks enables the long‐
distance transmission of quantum information and the remote connection of distributed …

Optimized designs for telecom-wavelength quantum light sources based on hybrid circular Bragg gratings

L Rickert, T Kupko, S Rodt, S Reitzenstein… - Optics express, 2019 - opg.optica.org
We present a design study of quantum light sources based on hybrid circular Bragg gratings
(CBGs) for emission wavelengths in the telecom O-band. The evaluated CBG designs show …

A stand-alone fiber-coupled single-photon source

A Schlehahn, S Fischbach, R Schmidt, A Kaganskiy… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
In this work, we present a stand-alone and fiber-coupled quantum-light source. The plug-
and-play device is based on an optically driven quantum dot delivering single photons via …

Deterministically fabricated solid-state quantum-light sources

S Rodt, S Reitzenstein, T Heindel - Journal of Physics …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The controlled generation of non-classical states of light is a challenging task at the heart of
quantum optics. Aside from the mere spirit of science, the related research is strongly driven …

A quantum key distribution testbed using a plug&play telecom-wavelength single-photon source

T Gao, L Rickert, F Urban, J Große, N Srocka… - Applied Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Deterministic solid state quantum light sources are considered key building blocks for future
communication networks. While several proof-of-principle experiments of quantum …

Single-photon sources with quantum dots in III–V nanowires

H Mäntynen, N Anttu, Z Sun, H Lipsanen - Nanophotonics, 2019 - degruyter.com
Single-photon sources are one of the key components in quantum photonics applications.
These sources ideally emit a single photon at a time, are highly efficient, and could be …

Numerical optimization of the extraction efficiency of a quantum-dot based single-photon emitter into a single-mode fiber

PI Schneider, N Srocka, S Rodt, L Zschiedrich… - Optics express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
We present a numerical method for the accurate and efficient simulation of strongly localized
light sources, such as quantum dots, embedded in dielectric micro-optical structures. We …