Title :
Polarized single photons from colloidal quantum dots in chiral microcavities at room temperature
Author :
Bissell, L.J. ; Lukishova, S.G. ; Smith, R.A. ; Lahiri, M. ; Stroud, C.R., Jr. ; Boyd, R.W.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
We report elliptically-polarized fluorescence from colloidal semiconductor quantum dots in a chiral 1-D photonic bandgap microcavity composed of a planar-aligned cholesteric liquid crystal. Antibunched fluorescence proves a polarized single photon source operating at room temperature.
Keywords :
fluorescence; semiconductor quantum dots; chiral microcavities; colloidal quantum dots; elliptically-polarized fluorescence; planar-aligned cholesteric liquid crystal; polarized single photons; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Liquid crystals; Microcavities; Optical polarization; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Quantum computing; Quantum dots; Temperature; (180.2520) Fluorescence microscopy; (270.5290) Photon statistics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
