Triggered single photons from a quantum dot

Phys Rev Lett. 2001 Feb 19;86(8):1502-5. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.1502.

Abstract

We demonstrate a new method for generating triggered single photons. After a laser pulse generates excitons inside a single quantum dot, electrostatic interactions between them and the resulting spectral shifts allow a single emitted photon to be isolated. Correlation measurements show a reduction of the two-photon probability to 0.12 times the value for Poisson light. Strong antibunching persists when the emission is saturated. The emitted photons are also polarized.