• DocumentCode
    444068
  • Title

    Telecom wavelength quantum dot single photon source

  • Author

    Ward, M.B. ; Karimov, O.Z. ; Unitt, D.C. ; Yuan, Z. ; See, P. ; Gevaux, D.G. ; Shields, A.J. ; Atkinson, P. ; Ritchie, D.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Cambridge Res. Lab., Toshiba Res. Europe Ltd., Cambridge, UK
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    134
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate the first on-demand single photon source that is compatible with standard telecom optical fibre. The source may be useful for fibre optic-based single-photon applications, including quantum metrology, quantum communications and distributed quantum computing.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre communication; quantum communication; quantum computing; semiconductor quantum dots; distributed quantum computing; fibre optic-based single-photon application; quantum communication; quantum metrology; single photon source; standard telecom optical fibre; telecom wavelength quantum dots; Laboratories; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical network units; Optical sensors; Photoluminescence; Quantum computing; Quantum dots; Telecommunication standards;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548702
  • Filename
    1548702