Applications of single photons to quantum communication and computing

C Couteau, S Barz, T Durt, T Gerrits, J Huwer… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
In the context of quantum technologies, the generation and manipulation of single photons
has become a key element for applications such as quantum communication and quantum …

Quantum cryptography

N Gisin, G Ribordy, W Tittel, H Zbinden - Reviews of modern physics, 2002 - APS
Quantum cryptography Page 1 Quantum cryptography Nicolas Gisin, Grégoire Ribordy,
Wolfgang Tittel, and Hugo Zbinden Group of Applied Physics, University of Geneva, 1211 …

Solid-state single-photon emitters

I Aharonovich, D Englund, M Toth - Nature photonics, 2016 - nature.com
Single-photon emitters play an important role in many leading quantum technologies. There
is still no'ideal'on-demand single-photon emitter, but a plethora of promising material …

Near-optimal single-photon sources in the solid state

N Somaschi, V Giesz, L De Santis, JC Loredo… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The scaling of optical quantum technologies requires efficient, on-demand sources of highly
indistinguishable single photons. Semiconductor quantum dots inserted into photonic …

Optical microcavities

KJ Vahala - nature, 2003 - nature.com
Optical microcavities confine light to small volumes by resonant recirculation. Devices based
on optical microcavities are already indispensable for a wide range of applications and …

Nonlinear optics with 2D layered materials

A Autere, H Jussila, Y Dai, Y Wang… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D layered materials (2DLMs) are a subject of intense research for a wide variety of
applications (eg, electronics, photonics, and optoelectronics) due to their unique physical …

Linear optical quantum computing with photonic qubits

P Kok, WJ Munro, K Nemoto, TC Ralph… - Reviews of modern …, 2007 - APS
Linear optics with photon counting is a prominent candidate for practical quantum
computing. The protocol by Knill, Laflamme, and Milburn [2001, Nature (London) 409, 46] …

On-demand single photons with high extraction efficiency and near-unity indistinguishability from a resonantly driven quantum dot in a micropillar

X Ding, Y He, ZC Duan, N Gregersen, MC Chen… - Physical review …, 2016 - APS
Scalable photonic quantum technologies require on-demand single-photon sources with
simultaneously high levels of purity, indistinguishability, and efficiency. These key features …

[HTML][HTML] Invited review article: Single-photon sources and detectors

MD Eisaman, J Fan, A Migdall… - Review of scientific …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
We review the current status of single-photon-source and single-photon-detector
technologies operating at wavelengths from the ultraviolet to the infrared. We discuss …

Colloidal quantum dots as platforms for quantum information science

CR Kagan, LC Bassett, CB Murray… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) are nanoscale semiconductor crystals with surface ligands
that enable their dispersion in solvents. Quantum confinement effects facilitate wave function …