Nature Communications (Aug 2016)

Tuneable on-demand single-photon source in the microwave range

  • Z. H. Peng,
  • S. E. de Graaf,
  • J. S. Tsai,
  • O. V. Astafiev

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12588
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Microwave single photon sources are important for quantum applications, but their design often incorporates a resonator that fixes the frequency of the emitted photon. Here, the authors demonstrate a tuneable on-demand photon source based on an artificial atom asymmetrically coupled to two transmission lines.