Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PU, UK.
Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK.
Nanoscale. 2017 Jul 13;9(27):9421-9427. doi: 10.1039/c7nr03391e.
Solid-state single photon sources with polarisation control operating beyond the Peltier cooling barrier of 200 K are desirable for a variety of applications in quantum technology. Using a non-polar InGaN system, we report the successful realisation of single photon emission with a g(0) of 0.21, a high polarisation degree of 0.80, a fixed polarisation axis determined by the underlying crystallography, and a GHz repetition rate with a radiative lifetime of 357 ps at 220 K in semiconductor quantum dots. The temperature insensitivity of these properties, together with the simple planar epitaxial growth method and absence of complex device geometries, demonstrates that fast single photon emission with polarisation control can be achieved in solid-state quantum dots above the Peltier temperature threshold, making this system a potential candidate for future on-chip applications in integrated systems.
具有极化控制的固态单光子源,其工作温度超过 200 K 的珀耳帖冷却极限,对于量子技术的各种应用非常理想。我们使用非极性 InGaN 系统,成功实现了具有 g(0)为 0.21、高极化度为 0.80、由基础晶体学确定的固定偏振轴以及 GHz 重复率的单光子发射,其辐射寿命为 357 ps,在 220 K 下在半导体量子点中。这些特性的温度不敏感性,以及简单的平面外延生长方法和没有复杂的器件几何形状,表明在固态量子点中可以实现具有极化控制的快速单光子发射,超过珀耳帖温度阈值,使该系统成为未来集成系统中片上应用的潜在候选者。