Demonstration and modeling of time-bin entangled photons from a quantum dot in a nanowire

Resonant excitation of the biexciton state in an InAsP quantum dot by a phase-coherent pair of picosecond pulses allows preparing time-bin entangled pairs of photons via the biexciton–exciton cascade. We show that this scheme can be implemented for a dot embedded in an InP nanowire. The underlying p...

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Main Authors: Philipp Aumann, Maximilian Prilmüller, Florian Kappe, Laurin Ostermann, Dan Dalacu, Philip J. Poole, Helmut Ritsch, Wolfgang Lechner, Gregor Weihs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2022-05-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0081874
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Summary:Resonant excitation of the biexciton state in an InAsP quantum dot by a phase-coherent pair of picosecond pulses allows preparing time-bin entangled pairs of photons via the biexciton–exciton cascade. We show that this scheme can be implemented for a dot embedded in an InP nanowire. The underlying physical mechanisms can be represented and quantitatively analyzed by an effective three-level open system master equation. Simulation parameters including decay and intensity dependent dephasing rates are extracted from experimental data, which in turn let us predict the resulting entanglement and optimal operating conditions.
ISSN:2158-3226