Strain-free, symmetrical, InGaAs quantum dots as single photon emitters in the telecomC-band

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Main Authors: Tahir, Rabbia, Wyborski, Paweł, Tuktamyshev, Artur, Vichi, Stefano, Nötzel, Richard, Munkhbat, Battulga, Sanguinetti, Stefano
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author Tahir, Rabbia
Wyborski, Paweł
Tuktamyshev, Artur
Vichi, Stefano
Nötzel, Richard
Munkhbat, Battulga
Sanguinetti, Stefano
author_facet Tahir, Rabbia
Wyborski, Paweł
Tuktamyshev, Artur
Vichi, Stefano
Nötzel, Richard
Munkhbat, Battulga
Sanguinetti, Stefano
contents Non-classical photon sources made of semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) emitting in the telecommunication C-band are crucial components for low-loss, long-distance photonic quantum communication networks. Here we designed and fabricated strain--free In$_{0.7}$Ga$_{0.3}$As/In$_{0.7}$Al$_{0.3}$As QDs grown on GaAs(111)A substrates working as single-photon emitters in the 1550 nm window. The QDs were grown via local droplet etching method in a molecular beam epitaxy environment, employing a thin In$_{0.7}$Al$_{0.3}$As metamorphic buffer layer with the same lattice constant of the QD material, thus allowing for a completely strain--free self-assembly of the QDs. The QDs exhibit a C$_{3v}$ symmetry with a ground state emission in the 1400--1600 nm range. The exciton lifetimes of $\approx$ 1.3--1.9 ns and linewidths as low as $\approx$ 300 $μ$eV show the good quality of the fabricated QDs. Second-order autocorrelation measurements under pulsed excitation confirmed the single-photon purity of the emitters, yielding a $g^{(2)}(0)$ value of $0.141 \pm 0.027$
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spellingShingle Strain-free, symmetrical, InGaAs quantum dots as single photon emitters in the telecomC-band
Tahir, Rabbia
Wyborski, Paweł
Tuktamyshev, Artur
Vichi, Stefano
Nötzel, Richard
Munkhbat, Battulga
Sanguinetti, Stefano
Quantum Physics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Non-classical photon sources made of semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) emitting in the telecommunication C-band are crucial components for low-loss, long-distance photonic quantum communication networks. Here we designed and fabricated strain--free In$_{0.7}$Ga$_{0.3}$As/In$_{0.7}$Al$_{0.3}$As QDs grown on GaAs(111)A substrates working as single-photon emitters in the 1550 nm window. The QDs were grown via local droplet etching method in a molecular beam epitaxy environment, employing a thin In$_{0.7}$Al$_{0.3}$As metamorphic buffer layer with the same lattice constant of the QD material, thus allowing for a completely strain--free self-assembly of the QDs. The QDs exhibit a C$_{3v}$ symmetry with a ground state emission in the 1400--1600 nm range. The exciton lifetimes of $\approx$ 1.3--1.9 ns and linewidths as low as $\approx$ 300 $μ$eV show the good quality of the fabricated QDs. Second-order autocorrelation measurements under pulsed excitation confirmed the single-photon purity of the emitters, yielding a $g^{(2)}(0)$ value of $0.141 \pm 0.027$
title Strain-free, symmetrical, InGaAs quantum dots as single photon emitters in the telecomC-band
topic Quantum Physics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.17332