Single-Photon Source in a Topological Cavity

• DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c03693
• Publication Date: 2023-01-19T13:56:26Z
• Authors: Jonathan Jurkat; Sebastian Klembt; Marco De Gregorio; Moritz Meinecke; Quirin Buchinger; Tristan H. Harder; Johannes Beierlein; Oleg A. Egorov; Monika Emmerling; Constantin Krause; Christian Schneider; Tobias Huber-Loyola; Sven Höfling
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences

The introduction of topological physics into the field of photonics has led to the development of photonic devices endowed with robustness against structural disorder. While a range of platforms have been successfully implemented demonstrating topological protection of light in the classical domain, the implementation of quantum light sources in photonic devices harnessing topologically nontrivial resonances is largely unexplored. Here, we demonstrate a single photon source based on a single semiconductor quantum dot coupled to a topologically nontrivial Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) cavity mode. We provide an in-depth study of Purcell enhancement for this topological quantum light source and demonstrate its emission of nonclassical light on demand. Our approach is a promising step toward the application of topological cavities in quantum photonics.