Impact of phonon lifetimes on the single-photon indistinguishability in quantum emitters based on 2D materials
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| author | Steinhoff, Alexander Wilksen, Steffen Solovev, Ivan Schneider, Christian Gies, Christopher |
| author_facet | Steinhoff, Alexander Wilksen, Steffen Solovev, Ivan Schneider, Christian Gies, Christopher |
| contents | Localized excitons in two-dimensional (2D) materials are considered as promising sources of single photons on demand. The photon indistinguishability as key figure of merit for quantum information processing is strongly influenced by the coupling of charge excitations to lattice vibrations of the surrounding semiconductor material. Here, we quantify the impact of exciton-acoustic-phonon-interaction and cavity QED effects on photon indistinguishability in a Hong-Ou-Mandel setup by solving fully quantum mechanical equations for the coupled QD-cavity-phonon system including non-Markovian effects. We find a strong reduction of indistinguishability compared to 3D systems due to increased exciton-phonon coupling efficiency. Moreover, we show that the coherence properties of photons are significantly influenced by the finite phonon lifetime in the surrounding material giving rise to pure dephasing. Only if these limitations are overcome, localized excitons in 2D semiconductors can become a new avenue for quantum light sources. |
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| spellingShingle | Impact of phonon lifetimes on the single-photon indistinguishability in quantum emitters based on 2D materials Steinhoff, Alexander Wilksen, Steffen Solovev, Ivan Schneider, Christian Gies, Christopher Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Localized excitons in two-dimensional (2D) materials are considered as promising sources of single photons on demand. The photon indistinguishability as key figure of merit for quantum information processing is strongly influenced by the coupling of charge excitations to lattice vibrations of the surrounding semiconductor material. Here, we quantify the impact of exciton-acoustic-phonon-interaction and cavity QED effects on photon indistinguishability in a Hong-Ou-Mandel setup by solving fully quantum mechanical equations for the coupled QD-cavity-phonon system including non-Markovian effects. We find a strong reduction of indistinguishability compared to 3D systems due to increased exciton-phonon coupling efficiency. Moreover, we show that the coherence properties of photons are significantly influenced by the finite phonon lifetime in the surrounding material giving rise to pure dephasing. Only if these limitations are overcome, localized excitons in 2D semiconductors can become a new avenue for quantum light sources. |
| title | Impact of phonon lifetimes on the single-photon indistinguishability in quantum emitters based on 2D materials |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.14656 |