Temporal filtering via amplitude modulation to improve quantum dot single photon sources

Imad H. Agha, Serkan Ateş, Angelo Gulinatti, Ivan Rech, Antonio Badoloato, Kartik A. Srinivasan

Published Jan 1, 2013• 0 citations

Abstract

Starting with a single InAs quantum dot in a fiber-coupled microdisk cavity, we demonstrate significant improvement in both indistinguishibility and purity of the single photon emission by employing temporal filtering via synchronized amplitude modulation.

DOI: 10.1364/cleo_qels.2013.qm2c.4

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