Wavelength tunable triggered single-photon source from a single CdTe quantum dot on silicon substrate.

Benyoucef, Mohamed; Lee, Hong Seok; Gabel, Juliane; Kim, Tae Whan; Park, Hong Lee; Rastelli, Armando; Schmidt, Oliver G · Nano Lett · 2009

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Triggered single-photon emission from a single CdTe quantum dot (QD) grown on Si(001) substrate is demonstrated for the first time. The emission wavelength of QDs can be tuned in a wide spectral range (more than 8 meV) using a focused laser beam. A nearly perfect single-photon emission from the exciton lines is preserved even after energy tuning. The lifetime is also measured before and after laser processing, and no appreciable change is observed.

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