Title :
Interfacing single photons from dissimilar sources
Author :
Polyakov, Sergey V. ; Muller, Andreas ; Ling, Alex ; Borjemscaia, Natalia ; Flagg, Edward B. ; Van Keuren, Edward ; Migdall, Alan L. ; Solomon, Glenn S.
Author_Institution :
Joint Quantum Inst., Univ. of Maryland, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Abstract :
We interface single photons generated by a quantum dot with those generated via parametric down-conversion. The photon indistinguishability is assessed by measuring their coalescence probability; it is 16% and limited by quantum dot decoherence.
Keywords :
light coherence; quantum dots; quantum optics; coalescence probability; dissimilar sources; interfacing single photons; parametric down-conversion; photon indistinguishability; quantum dot decoherence; Cavity resonators; Detectors; Interference; Matched filters; Optical fiber filters; Photonics; Quantum dots;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
