Electrically driven single-photon source

Zhiliang Yuan; Beata Kardynał; R. Mark Stevenson; Charlene Lobo; Ken Cooper; Neil Beattie; David Ritchie; Michael Pepper

doi:10.1126/science.1066790

Electrically driven single-photon source

Zhiliang Yuan, Beata Kardynał, R. Mark Stevenson, Charlene Lobo, Ken Cooper, Neil Beattie, David Ritchie, Michael Pepper

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Abstract

Electroluminescence from a single quantum dot within the intrinsic region of a p-i-n junction is shown to act as an electrically driven single-photon source. At low injection currents, the dot electroluminescence spectrum reveals a single sharp line due to exciton recombination, while another line due to the biexciton emerges at higher currents. The second-order correlation function of the diode displays anti-bunching under a continuous drive current. Single-photon emission is stimulated by subnanosecond voltage pulses. These results suggest that semiconductor technology can be used to mass-produce a single-photon source for applications in quantum information technology.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	102-105
Journal	Science
Volume	295
Issue number	5552
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1066790
Publication status	Published - 2002

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