European Conference on Optical Communication

Giant Optical Non-Linearity induced by a Single Quantum Dot in a Semiconducting Microcavity

Alexia Auffèves, Christoph Simon, Jean‐Michel Gérard, J.-Ph. Poizat

Published Sep 1, 2006• 0 citations

Abstract

We show theoretically that a single quantum dot interacting with a micropillar microcavity in the Purcell regime is a highly non-linear medium sensitive to single photons, opening perspectives for integrated photonic quantum computation.

DOI: 10.1109/ecoc.2006.4801098

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