Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 42, Issue 7, 072901(2021)

Fiber coupled high count-rate single-photon generated from InAs quantum dots

Yao Chen1,2,3, Shulun Li3,4,5, Xiangjun Shang3,4,5, Xiangbin Su3,4,5, Huiming Hao3,4,5, Jiaxin Shen6, Yu Zhang3,4,5, Haiqiao Ni3,4,5, Ying Ding1,2,3, and Zhichuan Niu3,4,5
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Photon-Technology in Western China Energy, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
  • 2Institute of Photonics & Photon-Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
  • 3State Key Laboratory for Superlattice and Microstructures, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
  • 4Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 5Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
  • 6School of Microelectronics, Xidian University and The State Key Discipline Laboratory of Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Technology, Xi’an 710071, China
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    Yao Chen, Shulun Li, Xiangjun Shang, Xiangbin Su, Huiming Hao, Jiaxin Shen, Yu Zhang, Haiqiao Ni, Ying Ding, Zhichuan Niu. Fiber coupled high count-rate single-photon generated from InAs quantum dots[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2021, 42(7): 072901

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Dec. 17, 2020

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    Published Online: Jul. 14, 2021

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    DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/42/7/072901

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