Title :
Sub-nanosecond electro-optic modulation of triggered single photons from a quantum dot
Author :
Rakher, Matthew T. ; Srinivasan, Kartik
Author_Institution :
Center for Nanvscale Sci. & Technol., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Abstract :
Telecommunications-band single photons from a quantum dot are amplitude modulated on timescales fast compared to its radiative decay. Control of single photon wave-packets is an important resource for developing hybrid quantum systems.
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; electro-optical modulation; quantum dots; amplitude modulation; hybrid quantum systems; quantum dots; radiative decay; single photon wave-packets; sub-nanosecond electro-optic modulation; triggered single photons; Delay; Generators; Modulation; Optical attenuators; Optical pulses; Photonics; Quantum dots;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4