This study demonstrates the feasibility to 60 K operation of photonic crystal (PC) nanocavities for self-assembled InGaAs quantum dots (QDs) in single-photon applications. With the proper quality factor and small mode volume, this PC nanocavity exhibits excellent spontaneous emission enhancement and high thermal stability. Measuring the second-order correlation function of single QD emission yields clear photon antibunching with a small timing jitter of ∼1 ns, which is maintained from T=7 to 60 K. These results demonstrate that PC nanocavities with an appropriate quality factor and mode volume are well suitable for developing thermal-stable single-photon sources.
Published in:
Applied Physics Letters
(Volume:90
,
Issue:
21
)
Date of Publication:
May 2007
- Page(s):
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211114
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211114-3
- ISSN :
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0003-6951
- Digital Object Identifier :
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10.1063/1.2743398
- Product Type:
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Journals & Magazines
- Date of Current Version :
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18 June 2009
- Issue Date :
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May 2007