DocumentCode
1690027
Title
Quantum frequency down-conversion of single photons from a quantum dot to the telecom band
Author
Lenhard, Andreas ; Zaske, Sebastian ; Kesler, C. ; Kettler, Jan ; Arend, Carsten ; Hepp, Christian ; Albrecht, Roland ; Schulz, Wolfgang-Michael ; Jetter, Michael ; Michler, Peter ; Becher, Christoph
Author_Institution
Fachrichtung 7.2 (Experimentalphys.), Univ. des Saarlandes, Saarbrucken, Germany
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We report the frequency downconversion of single photons from a quantum dot (710nm) to the telecommunications O-band with over-all conversion efficiency of 33%. We show the conservation of nonclassical statistics and coherence properties during conversion.
Keywords
light coherence; optical frequency conversion; quantum dots; quantum optics; coherence properties; conversion efficiency; nonclassical statistics; quantum dot; quantum frequency down-conversion; single photons; telecommunications O-band; Coherence; Correlation; Frequency conversion; Optical fiber networks; Photonics; Quantum dots; Telecommunications;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6327039
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