High performance single photon sources from photolithographically defined pillar microcavities.
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We demonstrate that single photons can be generated from single InAs/GaAs quantum dots in photolithographically defined pillar microcavities. Pillars with a 1.9 microm diameter cavity show a four fold enhancement in the radiative decay rate due to the Purcell effect and a photon collection efficiency into a lens of up to 10%. Measurements of the second order correlation function reveal a greater than fifty fold reduction in the multi-photon emission rate compared to a laser of the same intensity.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Optics express
دوره 13 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005