Room temperature triggered single-photon source in the near infrared

E. Wu; James Rabeau; Gérard Roger; François Treussart; Heping Zeng; Philippe Grangier; Steven Prawer; Jean-François Roch

doi:10.1088/1367-2630/9/12/434

Room temperature triggered single-photon source in the near infrared

Quantum Physics 2013-02-22 v2

Authors: E. Wu , James Rabeau , Gérard Roger , François Treussart , Heping Zeng , Philippe Grangier , Steven Prawer , Jean-François Roch

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We report the realization of a solid-state triggered single-photon source with narrow emission in the near infrared at room temperature. It is based on the photoluminescence of a single nickel-nitrogen NE8 colour centre in a chemical vapour deposited diamond nanocrystal. Stable single-photon emission has been observed in the photoluminescence under both continuous-wave and pulsed excitations. The realization of this source represents a step forward in the application of diamond-based single-photon sources to Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) under practical operating conditions.

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single-photon source room temperature near infrared diamond nanocrystal ne8 colour centre quantum key distribution photoluminescence

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@article{arxiv.0708.1878,
  title  = {Room temperature triggered single-photon source in the near infrared},
  author = {E. Wu and James Rabeau and Gérard Roger and François Treussart and Heping Zeng and Philippe Grangier and Steven Prawer and Jean-François Roch},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0708.1878},
  year   = {2013}
}

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Room temperature triggered single-photon source in the near infrared

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