Title :
Slowing down single photons from a single quantum dot
Author :
Akopian, N. ; Wang, L. ; Rastelli, A. ; Schmidt, O.G. ; Zwiller, V.
Author_Institution :
Kavli Inst. of Nanosci. Delft, Delft Univ. of Technol., Delft, Netherlands
Abstract :
We reduce the velocity of single photons emitted from a quantum dot down to 3% of the speed of light in vacuum. We demonstrate a polarization preserving delay line that can accommodate 15 single photons.
Keywords :
delay lines; photons; quantum dots; quantum optics; polarization preserving delay line; single quantum dot; slowing down single photons; speed of light; Atom optics; Delay; Delay lines; Elementary particle vacuum; Excitons; Photonics; Quantum dots;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
