Single CdSe quantum dots for high-bandwidth single-photon generation
- 1 October 2003
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Journal of the Optical Society of America B
- Vol. 20 (10) , 2189-2192
- https://doi.org/10.1364/josab.20.002189
Abstract
We have measured the correlation of the photon emission from single CdSe quantum dots under pulsed excitation. The results demonstrate that the emission from a single CdSe quantum dot can be used to generate single green photons on demand with subnanosecond accuracy.Keywords
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