Tuesday, September 18, 2012

1209.3652 (Edward B. Flagg et al.)

Dynamics of the non-classical light from a single solid-state quantum
emitter
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Edward B. Flagg, Sergey V. Polyakov, Tim Thomay, Glenn S. Solomon
We measure the dynamics of a non-classical optical field using two-time second-order correlations in conjunction with pulsed excitation. The technique quantifies single-photon purity and coherence during the excitation-decay cycle of an emitter, illustrated here using a quantum dot. We observe that for certain pump wavelengths, photons detected early in the cycle have reduced single-photon purity and coherence compared to those detected later. A model indicates that the single-photon purity dynamics are due to exciton recapture after initial emission and within the same pulse cycle.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1209.3652

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