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Restoration of photon indistinguishability in the emission of a semiconductor quantum dot

S. Varoutsis, S. Laurent, P. Kramper, A. Lemaître, I. Sagnes, I. Robert-Philip, and I. Abram
Phys. Rev. B 72, 041303(R) – Published 13 July 2005

Abstract

We report on a series of experiments on the second-order interference of two single photons emitted sequentially by a single quantum dot. The visibility of this interference probes the indistinguishability of the emitted photons; visibilities as high as 0.75 at 4K have been achieved. At higher temperatures, dephasing of the quantum dot exciton degrades the indistinguishability of the emitted photons and the visibility of the interference. However, we demonstrate that engineering of the radiative lifetime of the quantum dot by the implementation of the Purcell effect in a microcavity, can restore indistinguishability and improve the visibility of second-order interference. At the same time, we demonstrate the resonant character of the Purcell effect.

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  • Received 29 April 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.72.041303

©2005 American Physical Society

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S. Varoutsis, S. Laurent, P. Kramper, A. Lemaître, I. Sagnes, I. Robert-Philip, and I. Abram

  • CNRS/Laboratoire de Photonique et de Nanostructures, Route de Nozay, 91460 Marcoussis, France

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Vol. 72, Iss. 4 — 15 July 2005

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