Single photons are a fundamental element of most quantum optical technologies. The ideal
single-photon source is an on-demand, deterministic, single-photon source delivering light …

The generation, manipulation, storage, and detection of single photons play a central role in
emerging photonic quantum information technology. Individual photons serve as flying …

Piezoelectric and ferroelectric materials have shown great potential for control of the optical
process in emerging materials. There are three ways for them to impact on the optical …

Entanglement is one of the most fascinating properties of quantum mechanical systems;
when two particles are entangled the measurement of the properties of one of the two allows …

More than 80 years have passed since the first publication on entangled quantum states.
Over this period, the concept of spookily interacting quantum states became an emerging …

Epitaxial quantum dots formed by III–V compound semiconductors are excellent sources of
non-classical photons, creating single photons and entangled multi-photon states on …

By metal-organic vapor-phase epitaxy, we have fabricated InAs quantum dots (QDs) on
InGaAs/GaAs metamorphic buffer layers on a GaAs substrate with area densities that allow …

Elementary building blocks for quantum repeaters based on fiber channels and memory
stations are analyzed. Implementations are considered for three different physical platforms …

Quantum mechanics promises to have a strong impact on many aspects of research and
technology, improving classical analogues via purely quantum effects. A large variety of …

The appearance of single photon sources in atomically thin semiconductors holds great
promises for the development of a flexible and ultracompact quantum technology in which …