DocumentCode :
2322481
Title :
Single optical mode-spontaneous emission coupling of a quantum dot in a three-dimensional microcavity
Author :
Solomon, G.S. ; Pelton, M. ; Vuckovic, Jelena ; Yamamoto, Y.
Author_Institution :
Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
fYear :
2002
fDate :
15-20 Sept. 2002
Firstpage :
243
Lastpage :
244
Abstract :
By investigating the interaction of single atoms with a cavity, pioneering experiments in the 1980´s demonstrated that the spontaneous emission from an atom is intimately tied to the electromagnetic vacuum field distribution. By adjusting the field distribution with a cavity a discrete mode distribution was created, and enhanced and inhibited spontaneous emission from the atom was observed. We have demonstrated a semiconductor analog of the single-atom cavity experiments using a single InAs quantum dot (QD) as an artificial atom. With this solid-state implementation it is possible to make compact, regulated single-photon sources with high efficiency and high repetition rate for applications such as quantum cryptography.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; laser modes; quantum dot lasers; spontaneous emission; InAs; artificial atom; compact regulated single-photon sources; efficiency; electromagnetic vacuum field distribution; mode distribution; quantum cryptography; repetition rate; semiconductor analog; single InAs quantum dot; single atom cavity; single atoms; single optical mode-spontaneous emission coupling; solid-state implementation; spontaneous emission; three-dimensional microcavity; Cameras; Laboratories; Land surface temperature; Microcavities; Optical coupling; Quantum dots; Spontaneous emission; Stationary state; Stimulated emission; US Department of Transportation;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Molecular Beam Epitaxy, 2002 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7581-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/MBE.2002.1037850
Filename :
1037850
Link To Document :
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