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Andrew N. Wakileh

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Directional telecom photons from a chirally coupled quantum dot

Chiral quantum light-matter interfaces, where the internal spin state of a quantum emitter determines the direction in which it emits, are essential building blocks of non-reciprocal quantum devices, deterministic quantum logical gates and entanglement generation protocols. Yet, a chiral quantum interface that operates at telecom wavelengths, and is compatible with telecommunication infrastructure and silicon photonics, does not yet exist. Here, we report on an integrated chiral quantum interface in the original telecom band (1260-1360 nm), created by interfacing InAs quantum dots with a waveguide-coupled InP microdisk. We tune the quantum dot transitions through the photonic cavity using a strong magnetic field, observing a peak cavity enhancement of 3.3 and an emission directionality of 0.985, demonstrating the near-ideal chiral quantum coupling required for quantum information processing on integrated photonic devices.

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Approaching transform-limited linewidths in telecom-wavelength transitions of ungated quantum dots

Highly coherent quantum emitters operating in the telecommunication C-band (1530 - 1565nm), where ultra-low-loss fibers and photonic circuits are available, are crucial to the development of scalable quantum technologies. In this work, we report on a modified Stranski-Krastanov growth scheme using chemical beam epitaxy to enable the generation of high-quality InAs/InP quantum dots, characterized by near-transform-limited linewidths ($Γ_{\mathrm{TL}}$). We demonstrate the growth of highly-symmetric quantum dots with aspect ratios >0.8 and densities ranging from 2 to 22$\,μ$m$^{-2}$. Optical characterization of these sources reveal fine-structure splittings down to $25\pm4\,μ$eV and a single-photon purity of $g^{(2)}(0) = 0.012\pm\mathrm{0.007}$, confirming the quality of these dots. Further, using an etalon to measure the linewidth, in combination with rigorous modelling, we find an upper-bound to the mean, low-power linewidths of only $12.1\pm 6.7\,Γ_\mathrm{TL}$ and, in the best case, $2.8\pm 1.8\,Γ_\mathrm{TL}$. These results represent a significant step in the development of telecom-wavelength quantum light sources which are essential for complex quantum networks and devices.

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On-demand single photon emission in the telecom C-band from nanowire-based quantum dots

Single photon sources operating on-demand at telecom wavelengths are required in fiber-based quantum secure communication technologies. In this work we demonstrate single photon emission from position-controlled nanowire quantum dots emitting at λ > 1530 nm. Using above-band pulsed excitation, we obtain single photon purities of g(2)(0) = 0.062. These results represent an important step towards the scalable manufacture of high efficiency, high rate single photon emitters in the telecom C-band.

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