• DocumentCode
    500044
  • Title

    Efficient generation of entangled photon pairs from a single quantum dot embedded in a photonic crystal cavity

  • Author

    Pathak, P.K. ; Hughes, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Queen´´s Univ., Kingston, ON, Canada
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present a formal theory of single quantum-dot coupling to a planar photonic crystal that supports quasi-degenerate cavity modes, and use this theory to describe, and optimize, entangled-photon-pair generation via the biexciton-exciton cascade.
  • Keywords
    biexcitons; microcavities; photonic crystals; quantum electrodynamics; quantum entanglement; quantum optics; semiconductor quantum dots; biexciton-exciton cascade; cavity-QED assisted photon-pair emission; entangled-photon-pair generation; planar photonic crystal cavity; quasidegenerate cavity modes; single quantum dot coupling; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Excitons; Optical coupling; Photonic crystals; Photonics Society; Physics; Polarization; Quantum dots; Quantum entanglement; Quantum mechanics; (140.3948) Microcavity devices; (350.4238) Nanophotonics and photonic crystals;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225423