Prospects for storage and retrieval of a quantum dot single photon in an ultracold ${}^{87}$Rb ensemble

Matthew T. Rakher, Richard J. Warburton, Philipp Treutlein

Epitaxially grown quantum dots (QDs) are promising sources of non-classical states of light such as single photons and entangled photons. However, in order for them to be used as a…