
An invitation from a semiconductor physicist: Bridging semiconductor photonics and quantum optics
Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) based on
III-V materials were discovered in year 1993.
They are expected to bring a paradigm shift to
the researches on quantum communication,
computation and metrology with photons. 24
years has passed and there were tremendous
efforts from the community. However, the QD
based sources are to date still not available to
a broader community (e.g. the quantum optics
community). A number of critical challenges
need to be solved before we can bridge the
gap between different communities.
Luckily, there have been significant progresses
in the last few years. Here I invite you to this
talk and discussion. I will firstly review our
recent efforts towards the development of a
near-ideal entangled photon source based
on semiconductors. Then, the talk will be
concluded with a glimpse of the possible
applications of semiconductor photonics in
advanced quantum optics studies (e.g. in
quantum metrology). Most importantly, the
main goal of this talk is to engage you in
a discussion on how the synergy of two
communities leads to more visible researches
in the coming quantum flagship.
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Y. Huo et al., Nature Physics 10, 46 (2014)
J.P. Jahn et al., Phys. Rev. B 92, 245439 (2015)
R. Keil et al., Nature Communications 8, 15501 (2017)
E. Chekhovich et al., Nature Materials 16, 982 (2017)
J.X. Zhang et al., Nature Communications 6, 10067 (2015)