Nature Communications (Mar 2022)

Nonlinear down-conversion in a single quantum dot

  • B. Jonas,
  • D. Heinze,
  • E. Schöll,
  • P. Kallert,
  • T. Langer,
  • S. Krehs,
  • A. Widhalm,
  • K. D. Jöns,
  • D. Reuter,
  • S. Schumacher,
  • A. Zrenner

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28993-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Tailoring the properties of single photon emission is a key requirement in photonic quantum technologies. Here, the authors demonstrate frequency and polarisation control of photons emitted from quantum dots through a laser-controlled down-conversion process.