Optimizing single-mode collection from pointlike sources of single photons with adaptive optics

Alexander D. Hill; David Hervas; Joseph Nash; Martin Graham; Alexander Burgers; Uttam Paudel; Duncan Steel; Christian Schneider; Martin Kamp; Sven Höfling; Jin Wang; Jiahe Lin; Wanying Zhao; Paul G. Kwiat

doi:10.1364/OE.25.018629

Optimizing single-mode collection from pointlike sources of single photons with adaptive optics

Alexander D. Hill, David Hervas, Joseph Nash, Martin Graham, Alexander Burgers, Uttam Paudel, Duncan Steel, Christian Schneider, Martin Kamp, Sven Höfling, Jin Wang, Jiahe Lin, Wanying Zhao, Paul G. Kwiat

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The collection efficiency of light from a point-like emitter may be extremely poor due to aberrations induced by collection optics and the emission distribution of the source. Analyzing the aberrant wavefront (e.g., with a Shack-Hartmann sensor) and correcting accordingly can be infeasible on the single-photon level. We present a technique that uses a genetic algorithm to control a deformable mirror for correcting wavefront aberrations in single-photon signals from point emitters. We apply our technique to both a simulated point source and a real InAs quantum dot, achieving coupling increases of up to 50x00025; and automatic reduction of system drift.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	18629-18642
Number of pages	14
Journal	Optics Express
Volume	25
Issue number	16
Early online date	25 Jul 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.25.018629
Publication status	Published - 7 Aug 2017

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Quantum optics
Active or adaptive optics

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