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We present a 1 GHz-clocked, maximally entangled and on-demand photon pair source based on droplet etched GaAs quantum dots using two-photon excitation. By employing these GaP microlensenhanced devices in conjunction with their substantial…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-06-29 Caspar Hopfmann , Weijie Nie , Nand Lal Sharma , Carmen Weigelt , Fei Ding , Oliver G. Schmidt

A source of single photons and quantum entangled photon pairs is a key element in quantum information networks. Here, we demonstrate the electrically driven generation of quantum entangled pairs using a naturally symmetric GaAs quantum dot…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-08-23 Neul Ha , Takaaki Mano , Takashi Kuroda , Yoshiki Sakuma , Kazuaki Sakoda

Entangled photon sources (EPSs) are essential building blocks for scalable quantum communication and quantum key distribution (QKD). We present a stable, highly nondegenerate EPS based on type-0 spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC)…

An ideal source of entangled photon pairs combines the perfect symmetry of an atom with the convenient electrical trigger of light sources based on semiconductor quantum dots. We create a naturally symmetric quantum dot cascade that emits…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-07-22 T. Kuroda , T. Mano , N. Ha , H. Nakajima , H. Kumano , B. Urbaszek , M. Jo , M. Abbarachi , Y. Sakuma , K. Sakoda , I. Suemune , X. Marie , T. Amand

We present an ultra-compact source of maximally entangled on-demand photon pairs. Our results are based on coupling of single GaAs quantum dots that are embedded in monolithic micro-lenses to a single-mode fiber with directly attached to…

Integrated entangled photon pair source is an essential resource for both fundamental investigations and practical applications of quantum information science. Currently there have been several types of entanglement, among which the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-01-18 Lan-Tian Feng , Ming Zhang , Yang Chen , Guo-Ping Guo , Guang-Can Guo , Dao-Xin Dai , Xi-Feng Ren

Particle entanglement is a fundamental resource upon which are based many quantum technologies. However, the up-to-now best sources of entangled photons rely on parametric down-conversion processes, which are optimal only at certain…

Entangled photons are a crucial resource for quantum communication and linear optical quantum computation. Unfortunately, the applicability of many photon-based schemes is limited due to the stochastic character of the photon sources.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-02-07 Stefanie Barz , Gunther Cronenberg , Anton Zeilinger , Philip Walther

The distribution of entanglement via satellite links will drastically extend the reach of quantum networks. Highly efficient entangled photon sources are an essential requirement towards overcoming high channel loss and achieving practical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-05-10 Emma Brambila , Rodrigo Gómez , Riza Fazili , Markus Gräfe , Fabian Steinlechner

Photonic quantum technologies call for scalable quantum light sources that can be integrated, while providing the end user with single and entangled photons on-demand. One promising candidate are strain free GaAs/AlGaAs quantum dots…

Transferring entangled states between photon pairs is essential for quantum communication technologies. Semiconductor quantum dots are the most promising candidate for generating polarization-entangled photons deterministically. Recent…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-10-23 Michael Zopf , Robert Keil , Yan Chen , Jingzhong Yang , Disheng Chen , Fei Ding , Oliver G. Schmidt

We report on the experimental generation of an entangled state with a spectrally pure heralded single-photon state and a weak coherent state. By choosing group-velocity matching in the nonlinear crystal, our system for producing entangled…

Entangled photon pairs are key to many novel applications in quantum technologies. Semiconductor quantum dots can be used as sources of on-demand, highly entangled photons. The fidelity to a fixed maximally entangled state is limited by the…

Entanglement is one of the most fascinating properties of quantum mechanical systems; when two particles are entangled the measurement of the properties of one of the two allows to instantaneously know the properties of the other, whatever…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-22 Adeline Orieux , Marijn A. M. Versteegh , Klaus D. Jöns , Sara Ducci

Correlated photon-pair sources are key components for quantum computing, networking, and sensing applications. Integrated photonics has enabled chip-scale sources using nonlinear processes, producing high-rate entanglement with sub-100…

The ability to generate entangled states of light is a key primitive for quantum communication and distributed quantum computation. Continuously driven sources, including those based on spontaneous parametric downconversion, are usually…

Entanglement is a valuable resource in quantum information technologies. The practical implementation of entangled photon sources faces obstacles from imperfections and defects inherent in physical systems, resulting in a loss or…

Entangled photon sources (EPSs) are pivotal in advancing quantum communication, computing and sensing. The demand for deploying efficient, robust EPSs in the field, characterized by exceptional (phase) stability, has become increasingly…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-07-12 Giacomo Paganini , Alvaro Cuevas , Robin Camphausen , Alexander Demuth , Valerio Pruneri

On-chip bright quantum sources with multiplexing ability are extremely high in demand for the integrated quantum networks with unprecedented scalability and complexity. Here, we demonstrate an ultrabright and broadband biphoton quantum…

Entanglement-based quantum key distribution promises enhanced robustness against eavesdropping and compatibility with future quantum networks. Among other sources, semiconductor quantum dots can generate polarization-entangled photon pairs…