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Bright single photon source based on self-aligned quantum dot-cavity systems

  • Sebastian Maier*
  • , Peter Gold
  • , Alfred Forchel
  • , Niels Gregersen
  • , Jesper Mork
  • , Sven Höfling
  • , Christian Schneider
  • , Martin Kamp
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We report on a quasi-planar quantum-dot-based single-photon source that shows an unprecedented high extraction efficiency of 42% without complex photonic resonator geometries or post-growth nanofabrication. This very high efficiency originates from the coupling of the photons emitted by a quantum dot to a Gaussian shaped nanohill defect that naturally arises during epitaxial growth in a self-aligned manner. We investigate the morphology of these defects and characterize the photonic operation mechanism. Our results show that these naturally arising coupled quantum dot-defects provide a new avenue for efficient (up to 42% demonstrated) and pure (g2(0) value of 0.023) single-photon emission. (C) 2014 Optical Society of America

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8136-8142
Number of pages7
JournalOptics Express
Volume22
Issue number7
Early online date31 Mar 2014
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Apr 2014

Keywords

  • Efficiency
  • Optics

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