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Spectral properties of single photons from quantum emitters

Quantum Physics 2017-09-20 v2

Abstract

Quantum networks require flying qubits that transfer information between the nodes. This may be implemented by means of single atoms (the nodes) that emit and absorb single photons (the flying qubits) and requires full control of photon absorption and emission by the individual emitters. In this work, we theoretically characterize the wave packet of a photon emitted by a single atom undergoing a spontaneous Raman transition in a three-level scheme. We investigate several excitation schemes that are experimentally relevant and discuss control parameters that allow one to tailor the spectrum of the emitted photon wave packet.

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@article{arxiv.1705.02489,
  title  = {Spectral properties of single photons from quantum emitters},
  author = {Philipp Müller and Tristan Tentrup and Marc Bienert and Giovanna Morigi and Jürgen Eschner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1705.02489},
  year   = {2017}
}