Title :
Ultrafast downconversion quantum interface for a single quantum dot spin and 1550-nm single-photon channel
Author :
Leo Yu ; Pelc, Jason S. ; De Greve, Kristiaan ; McMahon, Peter L. ; Natarajan, Chandra M. ; Na Young Kim ; Abe, Eisuke ; Esfandyarpour, Vahid ; Maier, Stefan ; Schneider, C. ; Kamp, M. ; Hofling, S. ; Hadfield, Robert Hugh ; Forchel, A. ; Fejer, M.M. ; Ya
Author_Institution :
E.L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report an ultrafast downconversion quantum interface, where 910-nm single photons from a quantum dot are downconverted to the 1.5-μm telecom band with sub-10 picosecond pulses at 2.2-μm, enabling the demonstration of quantum-dot spin-photon entanglement.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; quantum entanglement; quantum optics; semiconductor quantum dots; quantum-dot spin-photon entanglement; single quantum dot spin; single-photon channel; telecom band; ultrafast downconversion quantum interface; wavelength 1.5 mum; wavelength 1550 nm; wavelength 2.2 mum; wavelength 910 nm; Educational institutions; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum dots; Quantum entanglement; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
