Among different solid-state emitters of quantum light, epitaxial GaAs quantum dots (QDs) have recently emerged as nearly-ideal sources of triggered polarization entangled photon pairs [1]. This property, combined with the strongly suppressed probability of multiphoton emission under resonant excitation [2] has allowed the implementation of quantum teleportation using photons subsequently emitted by a single QD [3].
In this talk I will discuss the peculiar properties of GaAs QDs [4,5], their performance as emitters of both single and entangled photons, as well as possible methods to engineer their light emission characteristics [1,4] to meet the demanding requirements imposed by photonic quantum technologies.
[1] D. Huber et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 033902 (2018).
[2] L. Schweickert et al. Appl. Phys. Lett. 112, 093106 (2018).
[3] M. Reindl et al. Science Adv. (2018).
[4] X. Yuan et al. Nat. Comm. 9, 3058 (2018).
[5] M. Reindl et al. https://arxiv.org/abs/1901.11251.
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