Efficient fiber-coupled single-photon source based on quantum dots in a photonic-crystal waveguide

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Efficient fiber-coupled single-photon source based on quantum dots in a photonic-crystal waveguide. / Daveau, Raphaël S.; Balram, Krishna C.; Pregnolato, Tommaso; Liu, Jin; Lee, Eun H.; Song, Jin D.; Verma, Varun; Mirin, Richard; Nam, Sae Woo; Midolo, Leonardo; Stobbe, Søren; Srinivasan, Kartik; Lodahl, Peter.

In: Optica, Vol. 4, No. 2, 20.02.2017, p. 178-184.

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Daveau, RS, Balram, KC, Pregnolato, T, Liu, J, Lee, EH, Song, JD, Verma, V, Mirin, R, Nam, SW, Midolo, L, Stobbe, S, Srinivasan, K & Lodahl, P 2017, 'Efficient fiber-coupled single-photon source based on quantum dots in a photonic-crystal waveguide', Optica, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 178-184. https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.4.000178

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Daveau, R. S., Balram, K. C., Pregnolato, T., Liu, J., Lee, E. H., Song, J. D., Verma, V., Mirin, R., Nam, S. W., Midolo, L., Stobbe, S., Srinivasan, K., & Lodahl, P. (2017). Efficient fiber-coupled single-photon source based on quantum dots in a photonic-crystal waveguide. Optica, 4(2), 178-184. https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.4.000178

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Daveau RS, Balram KC, Pregnolato T, Liu J, Lee EH, Song JD et al. Efficient fiber-coupled single-photon source based on quantum dots in a photonic-crystal waveguide. Optica. 2017 Feb 20;4(2):178-184. https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.4.000178

Author

Daveau, Raphaël S. ; Balram, Krishna C. ; Pregnolato, Tommaso ; Liu, Jin ; Lee, Eun H. ; Song, Jin D. ; Verma, Varun ; Mirin, Richard ; Nam, Sae Woo ; Midolo, Leonardo ; Stobbe, Søren ; Srinivasan, Kartik ; Lodahl, Peter. / Efficient fiber-coupled single-photon source based on quantum dots in a photonic-crystal waveguide. In: Optica. 2017 ; Vol. 4, No. 2. pp. 178-184.

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abstract = "Many photonic quantum information processing applications would benefit from a high brightness, fiber-coupled source of triggered single photons. Here, we present a fiber-coupled photonic-crystal waveguide (PCWG) singlephoton source relying on evanescent coupling of the light field from a tapered outcoupler to an optical fiber. A two-step approach is taken where the performance of the tapered outcoupler is recorded first on an independent device containing an on-chip reflector. Reflection measurements establish that the chip-to-fiber coupling efficiency exceeds 80%. The detailed characterization of a high-efficiency PCWG extended with a tapered outcoupling section is then performed. The corresponding overall single-photon source efficiency is 10.9%±2.3%, which quantifies the success probability to prepare an exciton in the quantum dot, couple it out as a photon in the waveguide, and subsequently transfer it to the fiber. The applied outcoupling method is robust, stable over time, and broadband over several tens of nanometers, which makes it a highly promising pathway to increase the efficiency and reliability of planar chip-based single-photon sources.",
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AU - Liu, Jin

AU - Lee, Eun H.

AU - Song, Jin D.

AU - Verma, Varun

AU - Mirin, Richard

AU - Nam, Sae Woo

AU - Midolo, Leonardo

AU - Stobbe, Søren

AU - Srinivasan, Kartik

AU - Lodahl, Peter

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N2 - Many photonic quantum information processing applications would benefit from a high brightness, fiber-coupled source of triggered single photons. Here, we present a fiber-coupled photonic-crystal waveguide (PCWG) singlephoton source relying on evanescent coupling of the light field from a tapered outcoupler to an optical fiber. A two-step approach is taken where the performance of the tapered outcoupler is recorded first on an independent device containing an on-chip reflector. Reflection measurements establish that the chip-to-fiber coupling efficiency exceeds 80%. The detailed characterization of a high-efficiency PCWG extended with a tapered outcoupling section is then performed. The corresponding overall single-photon source efficiency is 10.9%±2.3%, which quantifies the success probability to prepare an exciton in the quantum dot, couple it out as a photon in the waveguide, and subsequently transfer it to the fiber. The applied outcoupling method is robust, stable over time, and broadband over several tens of nanometers, which makes it a highly promising pathway to increase the efficiency and reliability of planar chip-based single-photon sources.

AB - Many photonic quantum information processing applications would benefit from a high brightness, fiber-coupled source of triggered single photons. Here, we present a fiber-coupled photonic-crystal waveguide (PCWG) singlephoton source relying on evanescent coupling of the light field from a tapered outcoupler to an optical fiber. A two-step approach is taken where the performance of the tapered outcoupler is recorded first on an independent device containing an on-chip reflector. Reflection measurements establish that the chip-to-fiber coupling efficiency exceeds 80%. The detailed characterization of a high-efficiency PCWG extended with a tapered outcoupling section is then performed. The corresponding overall single-photon source efficiency is 10.9%±2.3%, which quantifies the success probability to prepare an exciton in the quantum dot, couple it out as a photon in the waveguide, and subsequently transfer it to the fiber. The applied outcoupling method is robust, stable over time, and broadband over several tens of nanometers, which makes it a highly promising pathway to increase the efficiency and reliability of planar chip-based single-photon sources.

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