IEEE Photonics Conference

Efficient generation and wavelength conversion of single photons from quantum nanophotonic devices

Kartik A. Srinivasan, Serkan Ateş, Imad H. Agha, Marcelo Davanço, Matthew T. Rakher, A. Badolato

Published Sep 1, 2012• 0 citations

Abstract

Single photon sources based on a self-assembled quantum dot in nanophotonic waveguides, gratings, and cavities are interfaced with nonlinear media and electro-optic modulators to demonstrate quantum frequency conversion and amplitude modulation of single photon states.

DOI: 10.1109/ipcon.2012.6358767

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