All-optical tailoring of single-photon spectra in a quantum-dot microcavity system

D. Breddermann, D. Heinze, R. Binder, A. Zrenner, S. Schumacher

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Abstract

Semiconductor quantum-dot cavity systems are promising sources for solid-state-based on-demand generation of single photons for quantum communication. Commonly, the spectral characteristics of the emitted single photon are fixed by system properties such as electronic transition energies and spectral properties of the cavity. In the present work we study cavity-enhanced single-photon generation from the quantum-dot biexciton through a partly stimulated nondegenerate two-photon emission. We show that frequency and linewidth of the single photon can be fully controlled by the stimulating laser pulse, ultimately allowing for efficient all-optical spectral shaping of the single photon.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number165310
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume94
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 24 2016

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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