Title :
An electrically driven entangled light source
Author :
Salter, C.L. ; Stevenson, R.M. ; Farrer, I. ; Nicoll, C.A. ; Ritchie, D.A. ; Shields, A.J.
Author_Institution :
Toshiba Res. Eur. Ltd., Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate electrically-driven entangled photon generation using a semiconductor quantum dot embedded in a light emitting diode structure. The entanglement is shown to be of sufficient fidelity for applications such as quantum key distribution.
Keywords :
Charge carrier processes; Light emitting diodes; Light sources; Nonlinear optics; Optical computing; Photonics; Quantum computing; Quantum dots; Quantum entanglement; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2