A Pure and Indistinguishable Single‐Photon Source at Telecommunication Wavelength

• DOI: 10.1002/qute.202200006
• Publication Date: 2022-03-25T07:42:48Z
• Authors: Beatrice Da Lio; Carlos Faurby; Xiaoyan Zhou; Ming Lai Chan; Ravitej Uppu; Henri Thyrrestrup; Sven Scholz; Andreas D. Wieck; Arne Ludwig; Peter Lodahl; Leonardo Midolo
• Keywords: Quantum Physics; 0103 physical sciences; FOS: Physical sciences; Quantum Physics (quant-ph); 01 natural sciences; 7. Clean energy

AbstractOn‐demand single‐photon sources emitting pure and indistinguishable photons at the telecommunication wavelength are critical assets toward the deployment of fiber‐based quantum networks. Indeed, single photons may serve as flying qubits, allowing communication of quantum information over long distances. Self‐assembled InAs quantum dots embedded in GaAs constitute an excellent nearly deterministic source of high‐quality single photons, but the vast majority of sources operate in the 900–950 nm wavelength range, precluding their adoption in a quantum network. A quantum frequency conversion scheme is presented here for converting single photons from quantum dots to the telecommunication C band, around 1550 nm, achieving 40.8% end‐to‐end efficiency, while maintaining both high purity and a high degree of indistinguishability during conversion with measured values of and , respectively.