在对In As单量子点施加流体静压的实验中,使用了带有压电陶瓷的连续加压装置,在低温连续施加流体静压的情况下,可以调节量子点单激子能量兰移约320 me V。在对不同流体静压下单激子发光的二阶关联函数测量之后,证明流体静压并不影响单...在对In As单量子点施加流体静压的实验中,使用了带有压电陶瓷的连续加压装置,在低温连续施加流体静压的情况下,可以调节量子点单激子能量兰移约320 me V。在对不同流体静压下单激子发光的二阶关联函数测量之后,证明流体静压并不影响单激子发光的单光子特性。同时通过流体静压,可以实现量子点双激子态由反束缚态到束缚态的转变,并且给出了这一过程的偏振分辨光谱图。最后观察到单量子点精细结构劈裂随流体静压的增加而增加,而且精细结构劈裂的增加量可以达到约150μe V。展开更多
Semiconductor quantum dots are leading candidates for the on-demand generation of single photons and entangled photon pairs.High photon quality and indistinguishability of photons from different sources are critical f...Semiconductor quantum dots are leading candidates for the on-demand generation of single photons and entangled photon pairs.High photon quality and indistinguishability of photons from different sources are critical for quantum information applications.The inability to grow perfectly identical quantum dots with ideal optical properties necessitates the application of post-growth tuning techniques via e.g.temperature,electric,magnetic or strain fields.In this review,we summarize the state-of-the-art and highlight the advantages of strain tunable non-classical photon sources based on epitaxial quantum dots.Using piezoelectric crystals like PMN-PT,the wavelength of single photons and entangled photon pairs emitted by InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots can be tuned reversibly.Combining with quantum light-emitting diodes simultaneously allows for electrical triggering and the tuning of wavelength or exciton fine structure.Emission from light hole exciton can be tuned,and quantum dot containing nanostructure such as nanowires have been piezo-integrated.To ensure the indistinguishability of photons from distant emitters,the wavelength drift caused by piezo creep can be compensated by frequency feedback,which is verified by two-photon interference with photons from two stabilized sources.Therefore,strain tuning proves to be a flexible and reliable tool for the development of scalable quantum dots-based non-classical photon sources.展开更多
A comprehensive theoretical study of correlation effects on the fine-structure splitting within the ground configuration 3d9 of the Co-like HI45+, Ta46+, W47+, and Au52+ ions is performed by employing the multi-co...A comprehensive theoretical study of correlation effects on the fine-structure splitting within the ground configuration 3d9 of the Co-like HI45+, Ta46+, W47+, and Au52+ ions is performed by employing the multi-configuration Dirac-Hartree- Fock method in the active space approximation. It shows that the core-valence correlation with the inner-core 2p electron is more significant than with the outer 3p and 3s electrons, and the correlation with the 2s electron is also noticeable. The core-core correlation seems to be small and can be ignored. The calculated 2D3/2,5/2 splitting energies agree with the recent electron-beam ion-trap measurements [Phys. Rev. A 83 032517 (2011), Eur. Phys. J. D 66 286 (2012)] to within the experimental uncertainties.展开更多
文摘在对In As单量子点施加流体静压的实验中,使用了带有压电陶瓷的连续加压装置,在低温连续施加流体静压的情况下,可以调节量子点单激子能量兰移约320 me V。在对不同流体静压下单激子发光的二阶关联函数测量之后,证明流体静压并不影响单激子发光的单光子特性。同时通过流体静压,可以实现量子点双激子态由反束缚态到束缚态的转变,并且给出了这一过程的偏振分辨光谱图。最后观察到单量子点精细结构劈裂随流体静压的增加而增加,而且精细结构劈裂的增加量可以达到约150μe V。
基金financially supported by the ERC Starting Grant No.715770(QD-NOMS)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61728501)
文摘Semiconductor quantum dots are leading candidates for the on-demand generation of single photons and entangled photon pairs.High photon quality and indistinguishability of photons from different sources are critical for quantum information applications.The inability to grow perfectly identical quantum dots with ideal optical properties necessitates the application of post-growth tuning techniques via e.g.temperature,electric,magnetic or strain fields.In this review,we summarize the state-of-the-art and highlight the advantages of strain tunable non-classical photon sources based on epitaxial quantum dots.Using piezoelectric crystals like PMN-PT,the wavelength of single photons and entangled photon pairs emitted by InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots can be tuned reversibly.Combining with quantum light-emitting diodes simultaneously allows for electrical triggering and the tuning of wavelength or exciton fine structure.Emission from light hole exciton can be tuned,and quantum dot containing nanostructure such as nanowires have been piezo-integrated.To ensure the indistinguishability of photons from distant emitters,the wavelength drift caused by piezo creep can be compensated by frequency feedback,which is verified by two-photon interference with photons from two stabilized sources.Therefore,strain tuning proves to be a flexible and reliable tool for the development of scalable quantum dots-based non-classical photon sources.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11076009 and 11374062)the Chinese Association of Atomic and Molecular Data+1 种基金the Chinese National Fusion Project for ITER(Grant No.2015GB117000)the Leading Academic Discipline Project of Shanghai City,China(Grant No.B107)
文摘A comprehensive theoretical study of correlation effects on the fine-structure splitting within the ground configuration 3d9 of the Co-like HI45+, Ta46+, W47+, and Au52+ ions is performed by employing the multi-configuration Dirac-Hartree- Fock method in the active space approximation. It shows that the core-valence correlation with the inner-core 2p electron is more significant than with the outer 3p and 3s electrons, and the correlation with the 2s electron is also noticeable. The core-core correlation seems to be small and can be ignored. The calculated 2D3/2,5/2 splitting energies agree with the recent electron-beam ion-trap measurements [Phys. Rev. A 83 032517 (2011), Eur. Phys. J. D 66 286 (2012)] to within the experimental uncertainties.