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20132026
most citedNear optimal single photon sources in the solid state

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quant-ph2026

Overcoming the Hong-Ou-Mandel interference limitation for the second photon from a two-photon cascade

Raphael Joos, Michal Vyvlecka, Tim Strobel +8

Quantum emitters such as semiconductor quantum dots can provide entangled photon pairs emitting from a system of cascaded states. However, the resulting temporal correlation betwee…

physics.optics2026

Planar metal-semiconductor Yagi-Uda type antennas for tunable narrow-linewidth quantum dot emitters

Ievgen Brytavskyi, Andreas Kitzmüller, Santanu Manna +12

Tunable photonic architectures that improve the extraction efficiency of light from embedded epitaxial quantum dots across a wide spectral range are key enablers for developing bri…

quant-ph2026

Rack-integrated quantum dot-based source of single and entangled photons at telecom C-band

Michal Vyvlecka, Raphael Joos, Benjamin Breiholz +8

For quantum light sources in everyday telecommunication networks, quantum science needs to be fully transformed into quantum technology. The first necessary step to move outside a…

physics.app-ph2026

A complete fs-laser-ablation route to miniaturized single-crystal PMN-PT piezoelectric actuators

Menotti Markovic, Lucia Oberndorfer, Tobias M. Krieger +15

This article presents a novel fabrication route for miniaturized piezoelectric actuators that relies exclusively on processes based on femtosecond (fs) laser ablation. Previous wor…

quant-ph2025★ 1 cited

Ultrastable, low-error dynamic polarization encoding of deterministically generated single photons

Joscha Hanel, Zenghui Jiang, Jipeng Wang +10

The ability to inscribe information on single photons at high speeds is a crucial requirement for quantum applications such as quantum communication and measurement-based photonic…

quant-ph2025

Asymmetric two-photon response of an incoherently driven quantum emitter

Lennart Jehle, Lena M. Hansen, Patrik I. Sund +7

Quantum emitters promise to emit exactly one photon with high probability when pumped by a laser pulse. However, even in ideal systems, re-excitation during a laser pulse causes th…

quant-ph2025

Efficient fiber coupling of telecom single-photons from circular Bragg gratings

Nam Tran, Pavel Ruchka, Sara Jakovljevic +9

Deterministic sources of quantum light are becoming increasingly relevant in the development of quantum communication, particularly in deployed fiber networks. Therefore, efficient…

quant-ph2025★ 3 cited

Time-bin encoded quantum key distribution over 120 km with a telecom quantum dot source

Jipeng Wang, Joscha Hanel, Zenghui Jiang +11

Quantum key distribution (QKD) with deterministic single photon sources has been demonstrated over intercity fiber and free-space channels. The previous implementations relied main…

quant-ph2025★ 4 cited

Initialization of Neutral and Charged Exciton Spin States in a Telecom-Emitting Quantum Dot

Giora Peniakov, Johannes Michl, Mohamed Helal +6

Photonic cluster states are highly entangled states that allow for photonic quantum computing and memory-less quantum repeaters. Their generation has been recently demonstrated usi…

quant-ph2024★ 4 cited

Quantum Teleportation with Telecom Photons from Remote Quantum Emitters

Tim Strobel, Michal Vyvlecka, Ilenia Neureuther +13

The quest for a global quantum internet is based on the realization of a scalable network which requires quantum hardware with exceptional performance. Among them are quantum light…

physics.optics2024

Telecom wavelength quantum dots interfaced with silicon-nitride circuits via photonic wire bonding

Ulrich Pfister, Daniel Wendland, Florian Hornung +10

Photonic integrated circuits find ubiquitous use in various technologies, from communication, to computing and sensing, and therefore play a crucial role in the quantum technology…

quant-ph2024

High fidelity distribution of triggered polarization-entangled telecom photons via a 36km intra-city fiber network

Tim Strobel, Stefan Kazmaier, Tobias Bauer +16

Fiber-based distribution of triggered, entangled, single-photon pairs is a key requirement for the future development of terrestrial quantum networks. In this context, semiconducto…

quant-ph2024★ 8 cited

Investigation of Purcell enhancement of quantum dots emitting in the telecom O-band with an open fiber-cavity

Julian Maisch, Jonas Grammel, Nam Tran +4

Single-photon emitters integrated in optical micro-cavities are key elements in quantum communication applications. However, optimizing their emission properties and achieving effi…

quant-ph2023★ 6 cited

Triggered telecom C-band single-photon source with high brightness, high indistinguishability and sub-GHz spectral linewidth

Raphael Joos, Stephanie Bauer, Christian Rupp +8

Long-range, terrestrial quantum networks will require high brightness single-photon sources emitting in the telecom C-band for maximum transmission rate. Many applications addition…

quant-ph2023

Highly indistinguishable single photons from droplet-etched GaAs quantum dots integrated in single-mode waveguides and beamsplitters

Florian Hornung, Ulrich Pfister, Stephanie Bauer +9

The integration of on-demand quantum emitters into photonic integrated circuits (PICs) has drawn much of attention in recent years, as it promises a scalable implementation of quan…

quant-ph2023★ 69 cited

High-rate intercity quantum key distribution with a semiconductor single-photon source

Jingzhong Yang, Zenghui Jiang, Frederik Benthin +13

Quantum key distribution (QKD) enables the transmission of information that is secure against general attacks by eavesdroppers. The use of on-demand quantum light sources in QKD pr…

quant-ph2023★ 12 cited

Robust excitation of C-band quantum dots for quantum communication

Michal Vyvlecka, Lennart Jehle, Cornelius Nawrath +7

Building a quantum internet requires efficient and reliable quantum hardware, from photonic sources to quantum repeaters and detectors, ideally operating at telecommunication wavel…

quant-ph2023★ 4 cited

Deterministic Storage and Retrieval of Telecom Quantum Dot Photons Interfaced with an Atomic Quantum Memory

S. E. Thomas, L. Wagner, R. Joos +11

A hybrid interface of solid state single-photon sources and atomic quantum memories is a long sought-after goal in photonic quantum technologies. Here we demonstrate deterministic…

quant-ph2023★ 13 cited

A unipolar quantum dot diode structure for advanced quantum light sources

T. Strobel, J. H. Weber, M. Schmidt +7

Triggered, indistinguishable, single photons play a central role in various quantum photonic implementations. Here, we realize a novel nin diode structure embedding…

physics.optics2022★ 1 cited

Wavelength-tunable open double-microcavity to enhance two closely spaced optical transitions

Simon Seyfferle, Thomas Herzog, Robert Sittig +3

Microcavities have long been recognized as indispensable elements in quantum photonic research due to their usefulness for enhanced light extraction and light-matter interaction. A…

quant-ph2022★ 8 cited

High emission rate from a Purcell-enhanced, triggered source of pure single photons in the telecom C-band

Cornelius Nawrath, Raphael Joos, Sascha Kolatschek +10

Several emission features mark semiconductor quantum dots as promising non-classical light sources for prospective quantum implementations. For long-distance transmission [1] and S…

quant-ph2022★ 100 cited

Enhancing quantum cryptography with quantum dot single-photon sources

Mathieu Bozzio, Michal Vyvlecka, Michael Cosacchi +7

Quantum cryptography harnesses quantum light, in particular single photons, to provide security guarantees that cannot be reached by classical means. For each cryptographic task, t…

physics.optics2021

Thin-Film InGaAs Metamorphic Buffer for telecom C-band InAs Quantum Dots and Optical Resonators on GaAs Platform

Robert Sittig, Cornelius Nawrath, Sascha Kolatschek +7

The GaAs-based material system is well-known for the implementation of InAs quantum dots (QDs) with outstanding optical properties. However, these dots typically emit at a waveleng…

cond-mat.mes-hall2021★ 50 cited

Optical Charge Injection and Full Coherent Control of Spin-Qubit in the Telecom C-band Emitting Quantum Dot

Łukasz Dusanowski, Cornelius Nawrath, Simone L. Portalupi +5

Solid-state quantum emitters with manipulable spin-qubits are promising platforms for quantum communication applications. Although such light-matter interfaces could be realized in…